A ‘Legal Issues Seminar-Patent’ (LIS-PAT) was conducted by Harshita Agarwal, Trainee Associate, on “Will the Importation of Patent Product Components Without A License Constitute Infringement?”. The seminar explored the legal provisions that can be interpreted to determine whether the importation of patent product components without a license constitutes infringement. While discussing relevant judicial pronouncements, the session specifically delved into the various factors when importation of non-counterfeit goods without a license does not amount to infringement. The session concluded with an interesting discussion on the language and interpretation of the relevant provision before and after its amendment as well as whether the importation of a product can be deemed to be the basis of a patent application in the same country.

The presentation can be accessed here.

During last week’s Practice Workshop (PWS) Session, Shreya Kunwar, Associate, led a discussion on whether Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) can serve as IP Collaterals? The session saw an engaging discussion on what are IP collaterals and benefits of using the same in transactions. The discussion delved into how NFTs are increasingly being considered as digital assets and whether the underlying IP in an NFT enables it to be used as a collateral. The session concluded with a debate on the viability of the adoption of NFTs as IP collaterals in the Indian market.

Recently, ALG’s cinephiles came together virtually, to discuss Rob Burnett’s feel-good road trip movie ‘The Fundamentals of Caring’. The members discussed the quirky but lovable characters and their development as well as the cinematic clichés sprinkled throughout the movie. The members also shared their varied thoughts on the personality traits of the characters and how the different characters in the film helped Paul Rudd’s character to find closure. The movie inspired the members to reflect upon the importance of friendship and the key role their friends play in their everyday lives.

Patent Intern – Tushar Srivastava (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 both the firm and he will learn exciting things from each other!

General IP Interns – Megha Rathore (Final Year), Sanchita Makhija, Ashutosh Kumar, Prachet Sharma, Sejal Khandelwal, Harshit Bhoi, Mehak Jain, Mahak Agarwal, Kedar Ganesh Dhargalkar and Surabhi Katare (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!