Patent Interns – Debadrita Goppy (Pre-Final Year Intern) and Nayanika Chakraborty (Final Year Intern) have successfully completed their Internships at ALG. At the end of their internships, they obliged us with their thoughts and ideas during the Sharing of Reflections (SoR) session. Their presence enriched the firm while they interned here. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

For this ALG Medley Series post, Shreya Das, Aditya Mittal, Vinod Kumar Sharma and Janaki Arun share their favourite lines.

A ‘Special Legal Issues Seminar-General IP’ (SLIS-GIP) was conducted by Sunidhi Bansal, Associate, on ‘‘CPC Order XI Rule 14 – Different Types of Documents in Different Types of IP Law Suits’’. The seminar looked into the powers of courts under Order XI Rule 14 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to order production of documents and the factors that courts look into while exercising their discretion. The session concluded with an interesting discussion about the production of documents with confidential information and the concept of “confidential clubs”.

The presentation can be accessed here.

During last week’s Practice Work Shop (PWS) Session, Aishwarya Pande, Associate, lead a discussion on whether use of fluid marks increases brand/consumer engagement or dilutes the original mark. The session witnessed an engaging discussion on the reasons behind the increasing use of fluid marks as a popular marketing tactic, especially in the post-pandemic world. The discussion then progressed to analyse the economic, societal as well as legal aspects revolving around use of fluid trademarks, in particular, the dilution of the underlying mark on account of repeated changes/variations. The session also delved into whether use of fluid marks would be an advisable marketing strategy for relatively newer brands/companies.

For our first post under the ALG Medley Series, we are sharing responses of ALG members Sheja, Krithika, Pranay and Hardik.”