ALG’s Sheja Ehtesham, Ashwani Balayan, and Aparna Sreedhar will be attending the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting 2025 in San Diego from May 17–21. This year’s theme, “The Business of IP,” underscores the role intellectual property plays in fostering innovation and driving business growth. The conference features three key tracks—Law and Policy; Business and Technology; and Professional Development and Career Advancement.

If you would like to meet in San Diego, please reach out.

Devesh Kapoor, Senior Associate Designee and Shivanshi Gupta, Associate, attended the 2nd Edition of the National Conference on Logistics and Warehousing for Viksit Bharat, organized by ASSOCHAM. The conference highlighted the critical role of intellectual property protection in fostering innovation in the logistics and warehousing sector, as it ensures that new technologies and processes are safeguarded, incentivizing further development. It also encouraged collaboration among key stakeholders to enhance the enforcement of intellectual property rights, as this collective effort is crucial for addressing challenges, improving legal frameworks, and ensuring long-term growth in the sector.

In the recent PWS session, Nivrati Gupta, Associate, hosted a discussion on “Should Freedom of Expression Take Precedence Over Trademark Rights in Parody, Satire, and Criticism?” In the session the attorneys discussed the delicate balance between trademark protection and freedom of expression, in the context of parody, satire, and criticism. The attorneys explored how the law should distinguish between protecting brand identity and allowing space for creative and critical commentary.

ALG announces the well-deserved promotions of some of our team members!

Please join us in congratulating:

• Arundathi Krishnadas – Promoted to Senior Associate
• Uroosa Shahzad – Promoted to Senior Associate Designee
• Vaidehi Gupta – Promoted to Senior Associate Designee
• Devesh Kapoor – Promoted to Senior Associate Designee

We’re proud to recognize their commitment and contribution to ALG and are excited to see them drive success, collaboration and innovation at ALG in their new roles. 

Let’s raise a virtual toast to their success!

A ‘Special Legal Issues Seminar- General IP’ (SLIS-GIP) was conducted by Uroosa Shahzad and Arundathi Krishnadas, Associates, on “Comments to the Bureau of Indian Standards on the e-commerce rules for self-governance”. The seminar covered ALG’s comments to the draft E-Commerce Principles and Guidelines for Self-Governance published by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Ministry of Commerce.  The session also addressed existing laws governing e-commerce, such as the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, etc.

The members engaged in a lively discussion and debate on the best practices of e-commerce self-governance.