Recently, ALG’s bibliophiles got together in person and online to discuss Richard Osman’s crime mystery novel ‘The Thursday Murder Club’. The members discussed the sharp wit and humorous nature of the language, the light-hearted character relationships, and the mystery that centers their friendship. The members shared their reactions to the characters’ journey and the unlikely friendships that emerged out of the crime mystery that the characters had taken upon themselves to solve. The members also shared fond memories that they were reminded of when they were reading the book. The book provoked the members to introspect to think about the good days to ‘tuck in your pocket and carry around with you.’

Interns – Akshita Goyal, Vedant Saxena, Shreeya Kotnis, Udayan Dwivedi and Vanshika Singh Jaiswal 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!

Interns – Rahul Kumar Barnwal (Final Year Intern) and Twinkle (Pre-Final Year Intern) have successfully completed their Internship at ALG. At the end of their internship, they obliged us with their thoughts and ideas during the Sharing of Reflections (SoR) sessions. Their presence enriched the firm while they interned here. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

ALG’s Sheja Ehtesham will be attending the 100th Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group Autumn Conference in Lisbon, Portugal next week from October 5-8. This year’s in-person conference will see a high-level exchange of insights between experts from different countries on the complexities of the future for pharmaceutical trademarks. The conference sessions will cover brand protection online, the challenges of social media, protecting trademarks in sanctioned or embargoed countries, and many other issues of law and practice.

A ‘Legal Issues Seminar- General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Anurathna Mathivanan, Trainee Associate on “Is There a Limitation on the Registrar’s Power to Condone Delays in Contentious Proceedings?”. The seminar explored relevant provisions under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 and the divergent views taken by courts on the limits of the Registrar’s discretionary power to allow requests for extension of time in contentious trademark matters. The session concluded with an interesting discussion on whether the exercise of this discretionary power by the Registrar is in conformity with the principles of natural justice and whether there is a need for comprehensive guidelines to ensure uniformity in the exercise of the Registrar’s power.

The presentation can be accessed here.