Neelakandan & Neelakandan (formerly Murugesu & Neelakandan)‘s IP department is retained by clients in a broad spectrum of mandates, including contentious matters pertaining to copyright infringement and cease-and-desist requests, as well as non-contentious trade mark applications and portfolio management. Pranavan Neelakandan co-heads the team with Sivananthavalli ThuraRaja. Both are considered ports of call for intellectual property matters by high-profile multinational clients, including BMW and Tesco. Associate Nivedhaa Hariharan is a key member of the team, and handles both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Key clients
- Abercrombie& Fitch Europe SA
- Air China
Work highlights
- Advised CIMA on a legal dispute concerning its trade mark rights in Sri Lanka for ‘ACMA’.
- Acted for Akzo Nobel Coatings in issuing cease and desist letters to an infringer.