A ‘Special Legal Issues Seminar – General IP’ (SLIS-GP) was conducted by Shreyak Patnaik, Trainee Associate on “Notable IP Division Decisions Pertaining to Section 11 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999”. The seminar analyzed decisions wherein the Delhi High Court’s IP Division interpreted different aspects of Section 11 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The seminar delved into the jurisprudential influence of recent decisions on trademark law and practice. To better understand the applicability of the various decisions of the IP Division to the evolving IP practice, the members engaged in a dialogue on the decisions rendered by the IP Division on various aspects of statutory provision, including, similarity of goods in light of “likelihood of confusion” and reconciliation of the “dominant part” principle vis-à-vis anti-dissection principle.

The presentation can be accessed here.

During last week’s PWS Session, Anurathna Mathivanan, Associate, led a discussion on “Would the Limited Licensing Strategy Adopted by Museums Impact Scholarship in Cultural Heritage?”. The session discussed the various historical artifacts and works that are preserved by museums and whether such works can be protected under the framework of copyright laws. The discussion delved into digitization of works held by museums, and its effect of liberalization of academic and commercial cultural scholarship. The discussion debated on the aspects of consideration regarding limited licencing strategies that are employed by museums. The members concluded the session with a discussion on the scope of copyright protection that may work to balance the revenue interests of museums and access to historical works to the public.

ALG’s Sneha Tandon and Sucharitha Banda were a part of the recent GreenTech Summit organized by CII-IGBC in Delhi. The event saw participation of Government officials and leading innovators and professionals in the field of green technology, which is a practice area of focus and expertise for ALG’s law practice.  

The Summit highlighted the importance of employing sustainable green technologies and environmentally friendly innovative approaches, particularly in the building and infrastructure industry.

ALG attorneys exchanged high-level information, ideas and insights with industry leaders in the field of green building concepts, including recent trends in the field of green technology. These exchanges reinforce our Technology and Environment focused law practices at the firm and help us serve our clients in these industries more holistically.

The theme for the 50th Environment Day (2023), #BeatPlasticPollution, urges us to refocus on a matter of global concern – plastic pollution and possible solutions to this issue.

The IP fraternity (inventors, IPOs and lawyers) as a whole has always been a driving force in innovation and development of green technology. Intellectual Property Offices around the world have taken various initiatives towards promoting developments in green technology. Some of these include WIPO’s “WIPO GREEN” which is “an online platform for technology exchange” and UK IPO’s “Green Channel” which “offers accelerated processing for patent applications if the invention has an environmental benefit”. 

At ALG, we like to keep ourselves up to date with green technology trends through summits and seminars to better assist inventors in safeguarding their IP rights while they #BeatPlasticPollution. In addition to our role as IP lawyers, at ALG we implement initiatives big and small in our day to day lives to #BeatPlasticPollution. We have minimised single-use plastics and aim at re-using and recycling our plastics.

On this day we share with you a few incredible examples of sustainable innovations that could change the world and #BeatPlasticPollution –

1. ISLA® is a water-based dispersion coated barrier board which is fully recyclable and repulpable.
Source: https://lnkd.in/dZhC8zF7

2. The Veganbottle is an all-natural alternative to plastic bottles.
Source: https://lnkd.in/dGTjCRi

3. The Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR™) which converts unrecyclable plastic into liquid fuel
Source: https://lnkd.in/d6hQagKs

4. Evoware’s Ello Jello Cups which are made of edible seaweed packaging and come in many flavors.
Source: https://lnkd.in/d8hUZ-AJ

5. Marine Debris Bakelite material which is made from 100% plastic waste washed up on Australian shores and is used to make functional and aesthetic products. 
Source: https://lnkd.in/d_zw9-VN

Interns – Rishita Kala, Priyanka Jaiswal, Naman Keswani, Rishav Kumar,  Aruna Bopche, Garima Chauhan and Manish Kumar 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!