JANAKI ARUN
Principal Associate
Janaki Arun is a principal associate at the firm.
Janaki handles matters covering all aspects of trade mark law, with a focus on litigation and enforcement, domain name disputes, oppositions and cancellation proceedings. She appears regularly for the firm’s clients before the Delhi High Court. She has also represented clients before Trade Marks Registries across the country.
Janaki co-chairs the firm’s training and publications committee.
Prior to joining the firm, Janaki worked as a senior associate at a boutique IP firm in New Delhi.
Education
National Law University, Jodhpur, B.A. LL.B. (IPR Hons.)
Awards
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Leading IP Practitioner - WIPR Leaders 2024
Professional Associations
Bar Council of Delhi
International Trademark Association– Young Practitioners Committee (For the years 2024-2025)
Professional Activities
Webinar with Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab, “Contemporary Juxtaposition of Intellectual Property Rights” (May 2020)
Publications
Recent trends in navigating damages in Indian trademark litigation, IAM, April 2025
A general introduction to intellectual property in India, Lexology, March 2025
Year in review: intellectual property in India, Lexology, March 2025
House Marks: To Embrace or Not to Embrace?, Bar&Bench, December 2024
Options brand owners can choose to enforce the protection of trademark rights in India, India Business Law Journal, May 2024
Year in review: intellectual property in India, Lexology, April 2024
A general introduction to intellectual property in India, Lexology, April 2024
What's In A Geographical Name?: Understanding Use Of Geographical Names As Trade Marks, Mondaq, March 2024
Preserving Brand Integrity: The Banes Of Naked Licensing, Mondaq, March 2024
Comparative Advertising: Where lies the “Lakshman Rekha”?, Bar&Bench, November 2023
IAM- What Rights Holders Need to Know as the Court Landscape Continues to Evolve
Jurisdiction for Trademark Cancellation Petitions: Aftermath of The Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021
Proposed Copyright Amendment Rules, 2019: Our Perspective, Stance, June 2019
The Overlap Between Copyright and Right to Publicity Law in India, Stance, March 2019
The Red Sole Conundrum!, Stance, August 2018
Cosplay in India – An infringement of copyright or not?, Stance, May 2018