Intellectual Property Rights have become an essential component of modern society. They are a necessary catalyst to generate revenues in today’s knowledge-based economy. The importance is evident by the amount of resources spent on the protection and promotion of IPR.

A Standard Essential Patent is a patent that claims an invention that must be used to comply with a technical standard. Standard Essential Patent litigation inevitably involves a clash between the rights of the patentees and other implementers. There is a strong element of public interest in these cases. During the previous few years, there have been significant developments in this well-known area of patent law.

In this knowledge session on “Standard and Essential Patent Litigation”, we host Saikrishna Rajagopal. He is the founder & Managing Partner of Saikrishna & Associates, a Tier-1 full-service Firm. He has been featured as a highly ranked professional in various leading ranking journals.

Sai has chalked up an impressive list of “wins” in the arena of IP litigation ranging from complex trademark issues including the use of trademarks in films, use of trademark law in relation to defamation cases, etc. He led the development of jurisprudence in relation to the court-ordered blocking of offshore pirate websites.

Sai has also played a leading role in the development of IP Policy being involved as an expert witness advising the Parliamentary Standing Committee overseeing the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act, 1957, on their impact across a variety of sectors.