Assistant General Manager
DS Group
Total years of experience :20 years, 10 Months
Managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues involving:
o Advising on all aspects of intellectual property laws inter alia infringement, passing off, cancellation and invalidity actions and involved in Trademark and Copyright disputes, providing 360° strategy
o Conducting IP due diligence for M&A and PE transactions; negotiating, drafting and vetting of IP transaction documents for commercialization of IP, Confidentiality Agreements; NDA's, drafting of information security, data protection and privacy policies, Co-Branding Agreements;
o Providing strategic brand management and advisory; advising clients on matters relating to cyber laws, privacy laws and data protection, and Information technology Law
o Handling civil litigation and criminal actions in Delhi High Court & District Courts pertaining to Intellectual Property
o Heavily involved in IP enforcement including civil and criminal litigation
o Managing Patent matters of the group in India as well as in Singapore including Patent Filing, Foreign Filing and Patent Maintenance helping organization attain proprietary value
o Review of Prior-art, Patentability Searches, Disclosures, Patent applications and timely filing of patents for proprietary technologies
o Coordination with Foreign and Domestic IP Attorneys
Heading Legal functions involving determining objectives, designing & implementing systems, policies & procedures to facilitate internal control
Instituting internal control systems on the legal and corporate affairs; supervising implementation of control systems in all aspects of Law Department
Managing submission of application for Registration of Trade Mark / Copy Right
Managing all legal matters for the organization related to pre-sanction appraisal of projects, for establishing legal eligibility of corporate
Finalizing terms & conditions of contracts, settlement agreements; performing analysis to ensure that contracts are finalized within negotiated & agreed-upon parameters
Vetting of Plaints, Written Statements, Case Papers, Affidavits, Notices, Writ Petitions, Appeals for various legal proceedings
Preparing notices and interacting with advocates/ solicitors, briefing and giving them instructions and preparing them for trials
Advising the management on issues regarding arbitration and alternative settlement of disputes; adopting cost effective and less time taking measures
Developing and nurturing client relations with the view to provide value added service and achieve ultimate pinnacle of client satisfaction
Hearing and issuance of decision on Pre Grant / Post Grant Opposition& refusal of Trademark, Copyright applications, Design Applications
Preparing & drafting of claims for arbitration and managing the same in arbitration proceeding for and on behalf of clients
Drafting and vetting legal & commercial documents such as Contracts, Agreements, Legal Notices, Show Cause Notices, Written Statements, Appeals, Case Papers and Affidavits for the legal proceedings
Liaising with government departments and regulatory authorities for obtaining necessary sanctions and ensuring compliance with statutory obligations
o Advising on all aspects of intellectual property laws inter alia infringement, passing off, cancellation and invalidity actions and involved in Design Trademark and Copyright disputes, providing 360° strategy
o Managing submission of application for Registration of Trade Mark / Copy Right
o Conducting IP due diligence for M&A and PE transactions; negotiating, drafting and vetting of IP transaction documents for commercialization of IP, Confidentiality Agreements; NDA's, drafting of information security, data protection and privacy policies, Co-Branding Agreements;
o Liaising with government departments and regulatory authorities for obtaining necessary sanctions and ensuring compliance with statutory obligations
o Drafting and vetting legal & commercial documents such as Contracts, Agreements, Legal Notices, Show Cause Notices, Written Statements, Appeals, Case Papers and Affidavits for the legal proceedings
• Contract review, negotiation, drafting and establishing standard forms, Drafting of MOU, Drafting legal notices, cease & desist orders, replying to legal notices, Drafting of Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, drafting and vetting of contracts relating to Intellectual Property Rights, partnerships, Confidential and Non-Disclosure Agreements, Drafting, Reviewing & Vetting IP (Assignment, Licensing),
• Brand Protection of Counterfeit goods, Due diligence on counterfeit goods, research on counterfeit goods available in the market for the clients, assisting the Investigation agency in conducting raids with respect to counterfeit goods of the clients, advice clients, coordinate with the investigating teams. Examples: Casio brand
• Handling filing and prosecution of Design matters of the clients both National and International registrations, oppositions and attending hearing before the Controller of Designs,
• Filed Copyright applications for Artistic and Literary works of packaging box of educational kit for children, Books, Songs, Music’s, Sound Recordings,
• Handling filing and prosecution of Copyright and Design matters of the clients both National and International registrations, oppositions, counter, evidence and attending hearing before the Registrar of Trademarks, Designs, Managing IPR Portfolios of clients, attending renewals, restoration of designs, cancellation of designs, assignment and licensing of design rights.
• Conducting research on Intellectual Property rights issues for litigation work and for writing articles in IP Magazines.
• Preparation of invalidation / infringement reports
• Managing IPR Portfolios of clients, cancellation of designs, assignment and licensing of design rights
• Managing, filing and prosecution of Copyright registrations of the Artistic brands of the Company including Logos, artistic works, paintings,
• Managing, filing and prosecution of Design registration of Containers of Food products
• Briefing Senior Counsels in Delhi High Court and Supreme Court in Tobacco Ban Case, IPR matters,
• Coordinating with other counsels in consumer cases
• Conducting research on Intellectual Property rights issues for litigation
• Preparation of invalidation / infringement reports
• Contract review, negotiation, drafting and establishing standard forms, Drafting of MOU, Drafting legal notices, cease & desist orders, replying to legal notices, C& D notices, Drafting of Agreements, License Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, drafting and vetting of contracts relating to Intellectual Property Rights, partnerships, Confidential and Non-Disclosure Agreements, Drafting, Reviewing & Vetting IP (Assignment, Licensing),
• Handling filing and prosecution of Trade Mark and Design matters of the clients both National and International registrations, oppositions, counter, evidence and attending hearing before the Registrar of Trademarks, Rectification of Trademarks, attending hearing before the IPAB etc. Managing IPR Portfolios of clients, attending renewals, restoration of designs, cancellation of designs, assignment and licensing of design rights.
• Conducting research on Intellectual Property rights issues for litigation
• Preparation of invalidation / infringement reports
• Attending food law matters in court, attending consumer complaints, briefing senior counsels in court, attending matters in court, Handling cases of Food Adulteration cases before CMM,
• Handling Labelling and packaging of foods, their compliances under Food Adultertaion Act & Rules
• Handling Labelling and packaging of foods, their compliances under Legal Metrology of the Company
• Develop and manage internal policies and procedures to ensure all marketing materials are in compliance with applicable law
• Perform routine brand and product claim reviews to identify internal vulnerabilities
• Work with marketing and sales functions to improve compliance practices
Litigation management, attending matters in court, briefings to senior counsels,
Drafting of various legal documents viz. Legal notices, Affidavits, Counter-Affidavits, Writ Petition, Written Statement, Attending matters in Supreme Court, High Court, Registrar of Companies and other Regulatory bodies.