IP Expert

Overview

Sudeep joined the firm in the year 2005 as an associate. In the year 2012, when the firm was restructured into an LLP, he became a partner. He leads a team comprising one Associate Partner, one Senior Associate, and eight associates. He handles all infringement matters relating to copyright and trademarks and domain-related issues, including the filing of UDRP complaints. He has dealt with various high-profile cases in Copyright, Trademarks, Data protection, anti-counterfeiting, and UDRP. In addition, he regularly conducts Civil and Criminal raids vis- vis Counterfeiting. He was a part of the Parliamentary Standing Committees which was constituted to look into the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010. He regularly advises the DIPP on copyright-related issues and is also on their panel. He is currently the President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (Indian Group) and is also a member of the Association’s Copyright Committee, besides being a Council Member of APAA. Since 2008, he has been a part of the INTA Committees and has served in the Trademarks Committee, the Non-traditional marks committee, and the Copyright Committee. Currently, he is a Member of INTA Enforcement Committee (2021 – 2023). He is also a member of the IP Committee of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and the India Working Group on Intellectual Property of ICC (International Chambers of Commerce).

Sudeep has, over the years, received recognition from various media and research houses globally for his excellence and contribution in the field of intellectual property. Some of the recent achievements include Counsel of the Year 2022 for IPR Litigation by The Indian National Bar Association, India, a Notable Practitioner 2021 in IP by Asia Law Rankings, Trademark Star 2021 by Managing IP, Benchmark Litigation - Litigation Star 2021, WTR 1000 - Recommended Individual (Enforcement & Litigation) 2021, Legal 500 - Leading Individual 2021 etc.