Operating out of Mumbai and Bengaluru, Mathew Chacko and Praveen Raju jointly lead a dedicated IP team at Spice Route Legal, concentrating primarily on the TMT and energy sectors. Advising global corporations and Indian conglomerates, the firm’s IP work spans commercial negotiations and IP litigation, covering trademark and copyright issues alongside patent and design work.

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Key clients

  • Air India
  • ASM Technologies
  • Bayer
  • Chargebacks911
  • Maalavika Manoj
  • Pumpkin Productions
  • Snaptrude
  • Kehelmala
  • Sanyanth Neroth, Abraham Zachariah and Easy Wanderlings

Work highlights

  • Assisted Chargebacks911 and its Indian affiliates in a cross-border dispute arising out of corporate espionage and theft of intellectual property and trade secrets.
  • Assisting global agri-tech leader Bayer with negotiating ownership of the intellectual property created as part of its partnership with Mastercard and Rabo to launch a first-of-its kind financial services platform for farmers.
  • Assisted ASM Technologies in successfully bringing a trademark infringement case against ASM Engineering, in a matter that tested India’s approach to protecting three-letter trademarks.

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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mathew Chacko, Praveen Raju