Mr Rajesh Vellakkat > Fox Mandal & Associates > Bengaluru, India > Lawyer Profile

Fox Mandal & Associates represents clients ranging from startups to multinationals and is especially notable for its work in the tech/IT fields where it provides companies with deep expertise where cutting-edge technology (software, IoT, AI) is concerned. It also has a strong roster of clients in the food and beverages industries where it provides strong trade mark, patent and copyright protection, often globally.  Santosh Vikram Singh, who heads the IP, media and sports law practice, can provide an end-to-end service from acquisitions and transactional matters through to the filing, protection and enforcement of patents and trademarks and the resolution of disputes. Rajesh Vellakkat is practised in assisting tech startups and innovators who want to enter the market. In addition to IP, he assists clients with IT laws, data privacy and securities laws. VC Mathews leads the Delhi IP practice and is a popular choice for guidance through the complexities of clearing, protecting and enforcing IP assets together with their exploitation through licensing.

‘Responsive and proactive’, the IP team at Fox Mandal & Associates is jointly led by Santosh Vikram Singh, Rajesh Vellakkat, and V. C. Mathews. Working from Bangalore, Singh is greatly experienced in drafting and filing patent applications. Vellakkat advises clients on strategic cross-jurisdictional IP strategies while Mathews, who is praised as ‘super responsive and commercially pragmatic’, handles a range of trademark protection cases.