ALG recently secured a win for popular athletic footwear brand SAUCONY against an unauthorized domain name registration for . The dispute was filed before the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and an Arbitrator was appointed consequently. Finding each of the requirements under the domain name dispute policy to have successfully been established, the Arbitrator ordered that “…the Respondent shall cease to use the mark SAUCONY…” and granted the transfer of the domain name to Saucony Inc.

International Trademark Association (INTA) appoints Sheja Ehtesham to serve on its Leadership Meeting Project Team 2022. The exclusive invite-only Leadership Meeting has come to be known for the cutting-edge insights it offers brand practitioners on legal and business issues, the compelling leadership stories shared and opportunities to connect face-to-face.

The Project Team organising this year’s meeting in November in Miami is co-chaired by Rosa Jiménez and Kim Boyle. More information can be found here.

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!