A ‘Legal Issues Seminar – General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Shreya Kunwar, Associate, on “What is the Threshold for Application of the Defense of Nominative Fair Use under Trademark Law?” The seminar explored the relevant provisions under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 in conjunction with the divergent views taken by courts to discuss the parameters/tests that have been laid down by the courts to determine the threshold of the application of the defense of nominative fair use. The session concluded with an interesting discussion on whether there can be a fixed set of principles to assess nominative fair use in trademark infringement cases.

The presentation can be accessed here.

Patent Intern – Vipul Sharma (Final Year) has commenced his Patent Internship with the firm’s law practice.

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

General IP Interns – Sarthak Sharma, Sanskriti Shrimali, Arya Senapati and Kholi Rakuzhuro (Final Year), Mansi Mishra and Sade Tejaswi (Pre-Final Year) 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 – Shawaiz Nisar and Aditi Mehta (Final Year Interns); Aayushi Singh and Sonal Kumari (Pre-Final Year Interns) 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.

A ‘Legal Issues Seminar – General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Abhilasha Rathore, Associate, on “Does Re-Sale of Goods by Distributors on E-Commerce Platforms Amount to Trademark Infringement?” The seminar explored the legal provisions that can be interpreted to ascertain if the principle of exhaustion of IP rights can be applied to allow the further sale of genuine goods legally acquired by the distributor in cyberspace. The session delved into the divergent views taken by courts on the issue. The session concluded with an interesting discussion on whether there is a requirement to harmonize the IP laws with other laws such as contact and competition law to effectively invoke the principle of exhaustion.

The presentation can be accessed here.