Trademarks Law Firm of the Year - India

Firm Profile

Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt and Caroe established in 1895 is a full service firm advising on all aspects of corporate commercial law including intellectual property, banking and finance, company law, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate, shipping, insurance and infrastructure. The firm has proudly advised international and domestic clients, a majority of whom are Fortune 500 companies and part of the largest 50 Indian corporate houses. For over three decades, the firm has

had an established IP practice, acting on both the contentious as well as non-contentious side. With an experienced and specialized IP team supported by a robust litigation practice, the firm is in a unique position to advise clients in the current Indian environment. Being a part of a general practice

firm, some members of the IP team have cross practices, enhancing their ability to advise with a holistic approach considering issues on tax, foreign investments, regulations, employment etc. which come into play when determining which entity to house IP in or how best to efficiently work the IP. The firm acts as India legal counsel

to multi-national clients in relation to licensing, franchising, protection and registration of IP, particularly with regard to brands and various forms of copyright. Members of the firm are familiar with IP rich industries such as for luxury goods, media, broadcasting, fashion designing, alcohol, tobacco, FMCG, software etc. and experienced in conducting extensive due diligences and audits in these sectors and are thus equipped to render advice of real commercial value.

 Purnima Singh The firm advises on the management

and protection of clients IP portfolios and advises on and negotiates various agreements pertaining to the development, protection and exploitation of IP. Members of the firm have advised on media and entertainment laws, trade secrets, designs, domain names and aspects of cyber laws and advertising norms and codes. The team has extensive experience in negotiating media contracts such as film financing and film production agreements, television series and pilot production, photography exhibition agreements, talent agreements, artist consent letters, sound recording agreements, film distribution agreements, publisher and author’s agreements etc., and advising on related issues like personality and image rights and rights of publicity. Members of the firm have advised on devising strategies on domain name disputes and advised in actions against cyber-squatters including through dispute resolutions at WIPO and at the .IN Registry. The firm is a member of the IBA,

INTA and AIPPI amongst others. As a recognition of it’s expertise, recent awards won by the firm include: - Trademark Law Firm of the Year, 2011 – Finance Monthly

- Asia’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2011 – Chambers Asia Pacific

- IP Litigation Law Firm of the Year in India 2010 – Corporate INTL.

Purnima Singh was admitted to the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa in 1999 and was enrolled as a Solicitor of England & Wales in 2002. She practices general commercial law specialising in IP and media and entertainment law. She negotiates transaction terms and drafts IP agreements and related documents for clients in various industries such as hotels, FMCG, media and entertainment, publishing, software etc. Purnima’s experience includes advising on issues related to trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, designs, domain names and aspects of cyber laws, including advising clients for alternate dispute resolution at the WIPO and .IN Registry, and devising strategies and advising clients for anti-counterfeiting measures including raid actions.

Contact

Purnima Singh

Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe

Mulla House, 51. M. G. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.

Tel. (91 22) 2204 4960 / 2262 3191 Fax: (91 22) 6634 5497

Email: purnima.singh@mullaandmulla.com

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