A ‘Special Legal Issues Seminar- General IP’ (SLIS-GP) was conducted by Sannidhi Mahapatra, Associate, on the different types of potential/actual parties to IP law suits under Order I Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The seminar delved into the application of Order I Rule 10 to impleading third parties to a lawsuit, the relevant provisions thereunder, and various landmark case laws in which courts elaborately analysed these provisions. The session saw interesting questions and insights from the team, including whether the applicant/plaintiff should bear the cost of getting impleaded, and whether the addition of several parties acts as a hindrance to effectual adjudication of disputes.

The presentation can be accessed here.

During last week’s Practice Work Shop (PWS) Session, Hardik Choudhary, Associate, lead a discussion on whether IP firms are awake to the mental health issues of their members. The session witnessed an engaging discussion on recognizing and having an active conversation on mental health in the IP community. The discussion also looked into whether there are any specific factors affecting mental health among IP lawyers, and discussed the possible steps to create a conducive work environment by promoting sensitization to mental health issues and recognizing burnout, especially in view of the current work from home model followed by a lot of firms.

General IP Interns – Jahnvi Sharma, Shubham Singh, Ashley George and Pragnya Patnaik (Final Year) and Ishita Goel, Pragya Gargee, Varsha Divakar and Sarashika Eakambaram (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!

Patent Interns – Aishwarya Bhat, Debadrita Goppy (Pre-Final Year) and Nayanika Chakraborty, Priti Ubale (Final Year) have commenced their Patent 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!

General IP Interns – Avi Minz (Pre-Final Year Intern); Vanshita Gupta, Subhashree Jena, Bhavya Sree Pasupuleti, R Sravya, Netra Vasudevan and Mrinal Datiwal (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 endeavours.