A ‘Legal Issues Seminar – General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Nivrati Gupta, Trainee Associate, on ‘Would the Copyright in a Work be reassigned to the Assignor upon Termination of the Assignment Agreement?’.

The seminar explored the relevant provisions of the Copyright Act 1957, which discuss the requirements of a valid assignment of a copyright. The session analyzed recent jurisprudential developments regarding reassignment upon termination, clarifying that the assignor cannot claim that the copyright stood re-assigned to the original assignor, unless the copyright in the work has been re-assigned in writing, as required under the statute. The session concluded with a discussion around the distinction of copyright in a work and the assertion of a money claim in lieu of the assigned copyright.

The presentation can be accessed here.

The World Trademark Review ranks ALG Silver and recognizes 3 ALG Partners in their latest global ranking of leading trademark professionals.

The firm has been recognized across all three categories – Enforcement and Litigation, Prosecution and Strategy, and Licensing & Transactions, and Partners Sheja Ehtesham, Ashwani Balayan and Pranay Bali have individually also been recognized in the WTR 1000 2024 guide.

The full list of WTR 1000 rankings is available here.

Interns – Nadra Jawaid Mallick and Ananya Dutta have commenced their General IP Internship with the firm’s law practice.

We hope their stay in the firm during the 4 week period of their internship will be mutually enriching and that the firm and they will learn exciting things from each other!

A ‘Legal Issues Seminar- General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Anurathna Mathivanan, Associate, on “Is ‘Degree of Control’ by the Proprietor a pre-requisite for a Valid Trademark License?”. The seminar analysed licensed use of registered trademark and the requirements of a valid trademark license as prescribed under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The session delved into various judicial decisions that have considered the applicability of the requirements under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 to licenses that are entered into under common law.  The seminar traced the various requirements of valid trademark licenses, as laid out by Courts, and the requirement to ensure a connection in the course of trade between the Licensor and the Licensee. The session concluded with an interesting discussion on the standard of quality control to be employed by the Licensor, and the control over licensee’s use of the trademark to ensure distinctiveness of the trademark.

The presentation can be accessed here.

January 26 marks India’s 75th Republic Day. At ALG, we take pride in and celebrate the values enshrined in our Constitution, which came into effect on this very day in 1950, and which make our country the diverse and vibrant democracy that it is.

Wishing all our colleagues, clients and friends a Happy Republic Day!