Patent Intern – Sandeep Kumar (Final Year) has successfully completed his Internship at ALG. At the end of his internship, he obliged us with his thoughts and ideas during the Sharing of Reflections (SoR) session. His presence enriched the firm while he interned here. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

General IP Interns – Ishaan Kedar Paranjape, Vaishnavi Chaudhry, Abhinav Anand, Devi Sree Durgampudi, Arshiya Sharma and Prateek Singh (Pre-Final Year Interns); Vivek Ranaut (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 endeavours.

During last week’s Practice Workshop (PWS) Session, Tanisha Agarwal, Associate, led a discussion on “Are there any Challenges in Enforcement of an Artist’s Moral Rights in the Virtual World?”. The session witnessed a discussion on the different kinds of artworks in the virtual world. The session also delved into the possible challenges that could arise while enforcing moral rights of artists in the virtual/digital art. The session concluded with an engaging discussion on the importance of enforcing moral rights in the virtual world.

A ‘Legal Issues Seminar-General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Hardik Choudhary, Associate, on “Can a Single UDRP Complaint be Filed Against Multiple Unknown Parties?”. The seminar delved into the procedure of filing a consolidated UDRP complaint against multiple domain names and an in-depth discussion on situations where proxy services mask the details of the registrant. The seminar specifically looked into various UDRP Panel decisions discussing the various factors applicable to rule on the merits of consolidation. The session concluded with interesting questions from the team on the reasons behind consolidation, the threshold of common control required for consolidation, and the possibility of consolidation of country-level top-level domains (where applicable).

The presentation can be accessed here.

During last week’s Practice Work Shop (PWS) Session, Aishwarya Pande, Associate, led a discussion on whether the fair use doctrine is detrimental to the interests of copyright holders. The session witnessed an engrossing discussion on whether the exception leans more towards rights of the public than towards the rights of copyright holders. The session also explored the possibility of the exception being misused by unauthorized users to escape liability. The session concluded with some interesting exchange of views on ways to prevent such misuse, such that a balance is maintained between rights of the copyright holders and the public.