I'm Ashwani Balayan

ABOUT ME

Ashwani is a partner at ALG. With more than 7 years of practice, Ashwani focuses on contentious matters, enforcement and litigation at ALG. Ashwani is a registered patent attorney, and his areas of practice primarily span across patents, technology, industrial designs, and trademarks Ashwani has experience in drafting patent specifications across vast areas of technology; advising clients on patent eligibility and patentability of inventions; drafting, reviewing and advising on patent claims and drawings; filing and prosecution of patent applications; responses to office actions; preparing design representations; drafting novelty statements & disclaimers; conducting interviews with inventors; filing and prosecuting design applications and attending hearings before Controllers/Officers at the Patents and Designs office. Ashwani also assists clients in obtaining registration for plant varieties and the regulatory compliances in respect thereof. He also advises and assists companies and research institutes in identifying and protecting relevant trade secrets and technical know-hows, by helping them devising policies, guidelines and infrastructure for the same. Ashwani works with large number of domestic as well as international clients, start-ups, universities and entrepreneurship cells on devising and strategizing IP policy for the entities and individuals. In addition to patents and designs, Ashwani has expertise in prosecution and registration of trademarks and copyrights as well. He also counsels and advised clients in relation to IP in media, entertainment, sports & broadcasting, art, fashion, information technology, data privacy, and cybersecurity. Ashwani is involved in contentious matters at ALG, such as opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Controller of Patents and Designs, as well as IPAB (Intellectual Property Appellate Board).