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Mr RAHUL CHAUDHRY

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RAHUL CHAUDHRY & PARTNERS

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Mr. Rahul Chaudhry is one of the most pre-eminent names in IP law in India and managing partner of the leading law firm Rahul Chaudhry & Partners. The firm has a distinguished reputation of providing trusted legal solutions and comprehensive advisory services to its clients for approximately 40 years. It was established in the year 1983 and was renamed as Rahul Chaudhry & Partners on 1 July 2018, as a result of structural changes in the firm ownership. With a dedicated team of experienced attorneys, patent agents and scientific, engineering, and life sciences experts, the firm advises a diverse and large set of domestic and global clients in contentious and non-contentious matters relating to various intellectual property assets.

Mr. Chaudhry has carved a niche for himself by becoming a leader in the practice of IP in India, due to his strong grasp of law and ability to provide innovative solutions in line with legal realities. Mr. Chaudhry completed his law in 2002 and was enrolled at the Bar in September 2002. He joined LLS in January 2004 and has been at the helm of the firm’s entire practice since July 2007. He acquired 100 per cent ownership rights in LLS on 31 March 2013. Under his leadership, the expansion of the firm has been all-encompassing, covering a tremendous increase in the client base, revenues, and profits, as well as the size of the firm.

Today, the firm has developed an enviable legal practice with decades of experience and a team consisting of the most eminent legal practitioners with specialist IP, corporate, commercial, and transactional expertise. As a result of his efforts, the firm has grown from a handful of attorneys and family ownership to over 73 professional attorneys, which includes 16 partners and a support staff of over 120. The firm also operates out of three state-of-the-art offices, in New Delhi, Gurugram and the newest office in Mumbai.

Mr. Chaudhry assist his clients to manage their domestic and foreign trademark portfolios, and has experience in trademark policing and enforcement actions, including opposition and cancellation practice and domain name issues.

His comprehensive repertoire in management and enforcement of IP rights, extensive experience in assessing strategic innovation and legal implications enables him to advise his clients (based in India and overseas) on a range of issues and transactions relating to IP prosecution; enforcement; litigation strategies; portfolio audits; due diligence for acquisitions/divestitures; enforcing, copyright; unfair competition; investigations; negotiations concerning prior third party rights; global filing strategies and corporate IP transactional agreements.

He considers business sensitivities and goals while crafting comprehensive IP protection and enforcement strategies, both short and long-term, so that clients can secure and maximise the value of their critical IP assets. This has earned him immense trust among global industry giants who have relied on his assistance in protecting and furthering their business goals.

Mr. Chaudhry is a member of the Indian Law Institute; the Campus Law Centre of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi; the International Trademark Association (INTA); the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). He is recognised as a leading Patent professional in Prosecution under the India chapter by IAM Patent 1000 2022, and ranked under Individuals: Prosecution and Strategy table in the India chapter under WTR 1000: 2023. He is also recognized as WTR Global Leaders 2023.

Languages

English, Hindi

Memberships

• Indian Law Institute
• Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle or The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

Education

Mr. Chaudhry completed his law in the year 2002 and was enrolled at the Bar in September 2002.