DMD Advocates

Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Consumer Litigation, Securities Litigation

Co- Founder & Senior Partner

Vijayalakshmi Menon is a Senior Partner and co-founder member of the law firm DMD. She heads the Intellectual Property Group. Ms. Menon's practice spans over three decades involving legal counselling and representations in general commercial litigation, technology and intellectual property litigation & advisory, for leading multinational and Indian public & privately held companies. An Advocate-on-Record with the Supreme Court of India, Ms. Menon has been involved in several IPR disputes relating to patent, trademarks and copyrights. Acknowledged for her diverse industry experience (banking, financial services, power, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, real estate, retail, technology and telecommunications), she works extensively with clients, advising them on various issues pertaining to intellectual property and technology laws.

Ms. Menon provides strategic legal counselling on technology licensing & partnering arrangements, franchising, technology assets and transactions involving trademarks, patents, outsourcing, privacy and data security. She has been regularly involved in negotiating and drafting of numerous licenses, alliance agreements and ensuring necessary regulatory compliances in variety of matters relating to the creation, use, licensing & transfer of information technologies.

As an integral part of the Asset Creation Team, Ms. Menon advises companies on developing and executing their intellectual property strategies, IP Asset management, and protection. She has been assisting clients in obtaining, protecting and enforcing trademarks in India and worldwide.

Ms. Menon did her LL.B. from University of Delhi and also holds an M.A. degree in History.

English, Hindi

US India Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, India, Delhi Bar Association, India

LL.B. Delhi University, India,  M.A. History