Last Saturday, our attorneys got together to play a fun game which we called, “Put Your Finger Down: The Privilege Edition”. As a part of the game, 10 common privileges were named, and the attorneys had to put a finger down for each privilege they enjoyed. The list of privileges was prepared from common privileges that the attorneys had shared with the firm earlier. Needless to say, this exercise led to a meaningful discussion on the importance of acknowledging our privileges and the role that they play in our everyday lives.

Through such dialogue, we hope to take a step towards a more equitable society.

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” –Ayn Rand

ALG India Law Offices LLP wishes everyone a very Happy International Women’s Day. May we all strive to #breakthebias by empowering women and challenging stereotypes.

The ladies at the firm got together for a fun evening replete with light-hearted discussions and laughter.

A ‘Legal Issues Seminar-Patents’ (LIS-PAT) was conducted by Harshit Parasher, Trainee Associate, on “Is Software Without Modification of Hardware Patentable under The Indian Patent Law?”. The seminar delved into the relevant provisions of the Patents Act, 1970 and CRI Guidelines 2017. The seminar specifically explored the requirements of “technical effect” and “technical contribution” for software to be patentable, and whether “per se” used in Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970 puts a blanket ban on its patentability. The session concluded with interesting questions from the team on the criteria of “inventiveness” and the concept of “technical effect”, the overlap of the copyright and patent regime and the implementation of the CRI Guidelines, 2017 in jurisprudence.

The presentation can be accessed here.

Recently, ALG Attorneys got together online to welcome the newest additions to the team – Tanisha Agarwal and Abhilasha Rathore, in an interactive ice-breaker session. The Attorneys put their guessing skills to test and played a fun round of ‘The Whisper Challenge’. The Attorneys also solved a bunch of brain racking yet fun puzzles to escape virtual mystery rooms.

During last week’s Practice Work Shop (PWS) Session, Shilpa Margaret Kurian, Associate, led a discussion on whether smart contracts can effectively protect original creations in the virtual world. The session saw an engaging discussion on how smart contracts can be used to warn a user attempting to misappropriate the digital creations. The session also delved into the possible terms that may be included in smart contracts, challenges that may erupt with their implementation, and how these challenges may be overcome keeping in mind the rights and interests of creators.