About

Provided by Spice Route Legal

Our expertise in advising on complex questions of IP is widely recognised, having advised on some of the most contentious disputes and assisted on some of the most complex transactions that involve intellectual property. The firm has been at the forefront of the evolving contributory infringement jurisprudence in India, of the recognition of the doctrine of prosecution history estoppel, of some of the largest IP disposals and of defending multiple actions by patent trolls. The firm’s uniquely integrated IP team offers corporations the ability to rely on it for advice on the protection, monetisation, licensing and sale of IP and for disputes involving IP.

Work highlights:

  1. Assisted Neogen Chemicals in successfully settling cross-border trademark disputes with a major US corporation across India and the USA, while also managing the filing and registration of its intellectual property in key international markets, including Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico, China, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, the EU, and the UK.
  2. Representing Milaap in a landmark dispute against the world’s largest tech company over the use of its trademark as advertising keywords, diverting traffic to a competitor.
  3. Advised a French online gaming company on licensing its proprietary cloud-based gaming software to India’s largest telecom provider.
  4. Assisted a social media giant with 400+ content-licensing arrangements across Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - India

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Spice Route Legal offers clients a range of IP services and is proficient in non-contentious work and contentious work including trademark litigation. The team regularly advises clientele from the technology, media and financial sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Spice Route Legal advised Quintype in the IP aspects of the implementation of its new generative AI publishing platform.

Notable Practitioners

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Mathew Chacko
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Mathew Chacko
Head of Intellectual Property
4
Band 4

Mathew Chacko is based in Bengaluru and head of the intellectual property practice with expertise spanning IP registrations and protections. He is often sought to assist in infringement cases.

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Intellectual Property

Mathew Chacko
4
Mathew Chacko
Head of Intellectual Property
4
Band 4

Members

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Aadya Misra

Mathew Chacko

Mathew Chacko

Head of Department

Praveen Raju

Soumitra Ponkshe