FOUNDING PARTNER

SAGAR CHANDRA

Sagar Chandra is the Founding Partner of Sagar Chandra & Associates. An alumnus of Indian Law Society Law College, Pune, Sagar started his practice in one of India's leading IP law firms. In 2009, Sagar Chandra founded Sagar Chandra & Associates, a boutique IP law firm based in New Delhi.

Sagar has robust experience in IP litigation, trademarks, copyrights, patents, and IP licensing. He also heads the litigation department as well as the media and entertainment practice of the firm. His practice for the past 13 years focuses on intellectual property law, specifically patent, copyright, trademark, designs, licensing, and contractual issues. He counsels clients regarding the acquisition and retention of intellectual property rights including licensing negotiations and litigates disputes related to such rights. He has extensive experience with managing patent, copyright and trademark portfolios, patent, copyright and trademark prosecution and proceedings before the Indian Patent Office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

In his 17 years in the legal industry, Sagar has worked with various industries and achieved commendable success. His experience includes successfully advising, defending and representing:

Various pharmaceutical giants in trademark and patent litigation;
Major players in media/entertainment industry including music composers and lyricists regarding various copyright infringement and prosecution issues including contractual negotiations;
Advising and Strategizing Brand Protection of various FMCG companies.
Advising and Strategizing multi brand retail giants in matters concerning brand protection campaigns, corporate commercial transactions including negotiations, licensing, Franchisee models, anti-counterfeiting, creation, protection and enforcement of IP rights all over the world, IP monetization etc.
Representing Music Broadcasters in the first ever litigation which discussed about grant of an interim compulsory license.
Representing clients in the first ever litigation in India concerning the jurisdiction of the Court in case of Active websites.

PUBLICATIONS & SEMINARS

Author, “Questions arise over jurisdiction in e-commerce”, Managing IP, The Global IP Resource Handbook (16ᵗʰ Edition, 2009).
Co-Author - "The Impact of India’s Copyright Amendment Act," Managing IP, The Global IP Resource (August, 2013); “Changing Time for IP owners in India”, Managing IP, The Global IP Resource (September 2004); “How to file IP in India”, A guide to protecting and enforcing your Intellectual Assets, ASIA IP (2014).
Speaker, IPR Awareness Programmer for Industry & Academia, Kochi (2014).
Speaker, WIPO training program on Intellectual Property Rights for Faculty of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (2008)

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Delhi High Court Bar Association
Bar Council of Delhi
International Association for Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

FOUNDING PARTNER

SAGAR CHANDRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PUBLICATIONS & SEMINARS

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

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