Trainee Associate

Summary

Work Experience

MERLIN ELIZABETH JOSEPH

Trainee Associate

Trainee Associate with skilled experience focusing on commercial intellectual property. Handled IP management and enforcement (civil, criminal and administrative litigation). Experience primarily focused on trademarks and patents has been gained.

Spice Route Legal, Bangalore, India – Trainee Associate October 15, 2020- November 15, 2020

Filed responses to objections raised in examination reports issued by Trademark Registry of India. Handled IP management an advised on cases related to trademark and copyright infringement. Drafted patent licensing agreements and handled IP enforcement (civil, criminal and administrative litigation) for passing off, dilution and infringement suits before Intellectual Property Appellate Board. Managed trademark portfolio.

Afridi & Angell, Dubai, UAE – Legal Intern

January 27, 2020- February 9, 2020

Conducted research on the difference between guarantees and indemnities as per English law and its enforceability. Researched on the procedure for initiation of arbitral proceedings under FIDIC

(International Federation of Consulting Engineers) regulations. Researched on settlement deeds under English law and consideration requirement of such deeds. Tasked with preparing comprehensive note on the grounds for which managers and shareholders would be liable for the debts of a limited liability company under UAE law. Prepared a short note on the appointment and removal of Authorised Individuals under DFSA (Dubai Financial Services Authority) and DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) regulations.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Bangalore, India – Legal Intern January 6, 2020- January 17, 2020

Prepared offer and sale agreements. Conducted research and compiled list of penalties incurred due to failure of obtaining certificate of registration for Indian companies. Researched on stamp duty charges for demat shares and the instrument upon which such rate is charged. Researched on the current status of investment arbitration in India and prepared a short note of the same. Reviewed and prepared subscription agreement.

AZB & Partners, Bangalore, India – Legal Intern

June 1, 2019- June 30, 2019

Conducted research on the conditions related to strike off by companies PHONE : +971-**-******* (UAE)/ +91-881******* (India) E-MAIL: ****************@*****.*** ADDRESS : Al Nasserya, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Address

Villa No.9

Street 51

Al Nasserya

Sharjah, UAE

Personal Information

Email: ****************@*****.***

Phone: +971-**-*******

Age: 23

Marital Status: Single

Language

English: Native proficiency

French: Native proficiency

Arabic: Professional working

proficiency

Spanish: Professional working

proficiency

Malayalam: Elementary Proficiency

– eligibility criteria and process. Researched on the intention and purpose behind affording trademark protection to 3-D marks. Conducted research on the principles of Swiss Challenge – how it pertains to working of government contracts under Article 299 of the Constitution of India and whether a successor government would be bound by the contract made by the predecessor government with private individuals. Prepared short note on the provisions related to directors of a company (types of directors, appointment, terms, removal, qualification, disqualification and resignation etc.) under the Companies Act, 2013. Conducted research on what constitutes as a slump sale in India. Legasis Partners- Advocates & Solicitors, Mumbai, India –Legal Intern January 2, 2019- January 31, 2019

Conducted research on Five Judge Bench judgment of Delhi High Court in Carlsberg Breweries v Som Distilleries And Breweries Ltd. (2017) 70 PTC 413 (DEL) and presented case note on it pertaining to whether a composite suit could be filed for design infringement and passing off. Briefed Associates Vaibhav Keni and Sumeet Rane on cases related to indirect disparagement- researched and presented case note on Justice Kathawalla’s judgment of Hindustan Unilever Limited v Gujarat Co- operative Milk Marketing Federation Suit (L) No. 204 of 2017, Bombay High Court. Drafted replies to examination report, notice of oppositions and counter statements for various clients. Conducted research on cases related to overlapping intellectual property rights – Greenlight Planet India Pvt. Ltd. v Gee Lighting Technology CS (COMM) 290/2018, Tobu Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. v Megha Enterprises 1983 PTC 359 and Smithkline Beecham v Hindustan Lever Limited 1999 PTC 775- primarily focusing on marks that were registered as a design and simultaneously registered as a trademark as well.

LexOrbis – Intellectual Property Attorneys, New Delhi, India- Legal Intern July 2, 2018- July 31, 2018

Found evidence for use of highly recognized Swiss mark- collected articles, magazine pieces and formed compendium of all material evidence and drafted affidavits of evidence and use of mark. Performed due diligence and managed trademark portfolio for clients. Drafted notice of oppositions, counter statement and replies to examination reports for clients. Briefed Associate Ritika Agarwal on legal principles of trademark law presented case notes related to common law principle of passing off and how it evolved as a tort law remedy. Office of Advocate Sibi Valencherry, Kerala, India – Litigation Intern

December 1, 2017- December 31, 2017

Drafted various plaints, written submissions and vakalatnama for clients. Researched on case laws where Criminal Procedure Code rules weren’t adhered to while arresting accused persons. Attended proceedings in Family Court, Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court, Additional District Court and Additional Munsiffs Court.

Al Tamimi & Co., Dubai, UAE- Legal Intern

June 1, 2017- June 30, 2017

Researched on cases related to real estate mortgages in Dubai International Financial Centre and assisted on formulating policy arguments for real estate cases under the Real Estate Property Regulations with Senior Partners Abdullah Khalled and Peter Bowring. Assisted and represented various clients with Abdullah Khalled at the Notary Public for attestation of wills, registration of companies and affirming validity of private instruments. Drafted lease and rental agreements. Formulated policy arguments related to hotel management and development disputes

Dentons, Dubai, UAE- Legal Intern

January 2, 2017- January 16, 2017

Briefed and presented cases related to economic duress in Australia. Researched and presented case note on Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Limited [2014] HCA 7, High Court of Australia. Researched and assisted on cases related to health insurance and immigration under Dubai Regulations. Assisted on negotiating and drafting health insurance contracts for hospital in Dubai. Organized and presented short notes on usage of simple and plain legal language for the Legal Writing Workshop.

Office of Romy Chacko, Advocate of Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, India- Litigation Intern

December 1, 2016- December 31, 2016

Assisted and aided Senior Advocate in compiling arguments related to constitutional law disputes of religious minorities right to education in India. Prepared case note on Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust & Ors. v Union of India (2014) 8 SCC 1, Supreme Court Judgment. Attended and observed proceedings related to national economy disputes before Chief Justice of India in the Supreme Court of India. Researched and drafted arguments on how the right to conduct virginity test was a violation of a women’s fundamental right and a human right violation

(Sr. Sephy v Union of India B.A No. 7311 of 2008 KER 2009, Kerala High Court).

Afirdi & Angell, Dubai, UAE- Legal Intern

July 3, 2016- July 31, 2016

Assisted with research related to arbitration and mediation related cases under Associate Chatura Randeniya. Presented case notes on letters of credits. Drafted sale and purchase agreements and employment contracts. Researched on applicable laws related to Free Zone Companies incorporated in Dubai and conditions required for its establishment Professor Sunita Tripathy

March, 2018- December, 2018

Worked as a student researcher under Professor Tripathy and researched on issues related to patent exhaustion with a health- governance focus. Drafted articles on medical methods and procedures patent exhaustion

Center for Health, Law, Ethics and Technology (CHLET) August, 2017- September, 2017

Worked as research assistant to Professor Dipika Jain and Research Experience

researched on topics related to women’s rights such as anti- carceral feminism and inheritance of property under Hindu Succession Act.

Professor Danish Sheikh

August, 2017- November, 2017

Worked as a research assistant and organized ‘Contempt’, a theatrical performance on issues surrounding homosexuality and its legality.

Professor Mandavi Jayakar

February, 2017- May, 2017

Worked as student researcher and researched on issues related to judicial ethics and code of conduct for judges in the Indian Judiciary.

Education

O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, NCT of Delhi, India B.A., LL.B (hons.) 5 year programme (August 2015- August, 2020) Recipient of Savitri Jindal Scholarship

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Semester Exchange programme (August 2019- December, 2019) T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Jindal- Harvard Summer School in Human Rights and Development (July 2017) Delhi Private School, Sharjah, UAE

AISSCE (Class XII) (May, 2014- May, 2015)

AISSE (Class X) (May, 2012- May, 2013)

Publications

Co-authored articles with Dr. Armin Rosencranz on: -

- Environmental issues that arose due to the construction of the Sawalkot dam

(https://thewire.in/external-affairs/sawalkot-dam-india-pakistan)

- Prime Minister Nawab Sheriff’s corruption case

(https://www.thestatesman.com/features/clouds-gather-over-the-sharifs-150*******.html)

- India’s renewable energy utilization (https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/king-coals-reign- comes-end-150*******.html)

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