Siddharth Varshney
Trainee Associate
Areas of Interest
- IP Offences & Border-IP; Criminal Copyright Infringement; Criminal Trademark Infringement; Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies; Forensics & IP Practice ; IP Theft; Transborder IP Transactions; Border-Enforcement of IP; IP Exhaustion; Parallel Importation; Gray Markets Goods; IP-Standards; IP & Systems; IP in Electrical & Electronic Goods; IP in Telecom; Weights & Measures; Credentials, Ratings & Rankings; Labelling laws; IP in Customer Feedbacks & Customer Satisfaction Surveys; IP in Customer Reviews, Rankings & Ratings
- IP Authorities; Trademark Office Practice & Procedure; Trademark Examination Guidelines & Manual;IP-Law Courts & Tribunals as a Place Versus a Service; Specialized Versus General Courts For IP; Tribunalization of IP; Challenges & Opportunities in the Indian Vernacular Languages Serving as Language of Courts & Regulators in IP Matters; IP-Law Practice in English in India Itself as IP; Virtual World vs. Territorial Jurisdiction; Judicial Reforms in the Context of IP Matters; The Case For and Against Specialized Judges for IP Matters; IP & Interdisciplinarity
Licenses, Accreditations, Internships & Education
- B.A. LL.B. (I.P.R. Hons.), National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
- Internship with Hon’ble Justice Mr. Govind Mathur, High Court of Rajasthan
Publications & Submissions
- ‘INDIA: High Court Confirms Barcodes as Certification Trademarks’ (International Trademark Association) INTA Bulletin Vol. 75 No. 17, August 5, 2020
- ‘INDIA: Trademark Ad Orders Must Feature Reasoning’ (International Trademark Association) INTA Bulletin Volume 75 No. 11, June 15, 2020 (with Pranay Bali)
Speaking Engagements & Related Events
- Co-conducted webinar ‘Judicial developments and trends in trademark law in India (2019-2020)’ , National Law University, Jodhpur, 2020 (with Pranay Bali)
Posts & Reports
- Court-Case Bulletins
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- Degree Of Similarity In Packaging And Labels Can Negate Plea Of Coincidence
- Export Of Patented Goods In Commercial Quantity Not Exempted Under S. 107A (Bolar Exemption)
- All Trademark And Copyright Disputes Are Not Non-Arbitrable
- Plaint Can Be Amended To Include A New Fact Which Fundamentally Impacts The Relief
- Merely Decorative Feature Cannot Be Protected Under Trade Dress Law
- Articles & Reviews
- Comments & Summaries
Volunteering in Firm Management
- Responsibilities in relation to coordinating the online postings of ‘Articles & Reviews’ authored by firm attorneys
- Responsibility for framing and recommending problem-solving and policy initiatives for the firm as a member of the ALG Shadow Board
- Responsibilities in relation to facilitating and co-ordinating attorney participations in any external professional event, activity or engagement
Languages
- English
- Hindi