Ashka Vora Email & Phone Number

Ahmedabad, Gj, In

• Preparing & Filing Trademark Applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTO).• Conducting Search for Conflicting Trademarks on USPTO Database and Common Law Sources and providing opinion on the availability of Trade Marks based on the Search Reports.• Handling Trade Mark Prosecution before USPTO, including, preparing & filing response to Office Actions, Statements of Use, Division of Applications, Change of Ownership, Declaration and Statement of Use, other… Show more • Preparing & Filing Trademark Applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTO).• Conducting Search for Conflicting Trademarks on USPTO Database and Common Law Sources and providing opinion on the availability of Trade Marks based on the Search Reports.• Handling Trade Mark Prosecution before USPTO, including, preparing & filing response to Office Actions, Statements of Use, Division of Applications, Change of Ownership, Declaration and Statement of Use, other Misc Documents.• Drafting of Cease & Desist Notices and Responses to such Notices.• Filing and Managing Trade Mark Applications through Madrid Protocol.• Deciding strategies for domain name disputes; drafting and filing domain name dispute complaints under UDRP; handling domain name disputes under UDRP. Show less

Trademark Clearance, Counseling and Filing:•Conducts Searches for trademark availability using Databases and Common Law Resources;•Analyzes trademark Search Results and prepares report based on it;•Provides advise and opinions on trademark availability for use and registration;•Drafting of Goods/Services Description; New Application Filings; Filings of various forms and documents throughout the process of trademark registration; Filing of Applications for International… Show more Trademark Clearance, Counseling and Filing:•Conducts Searches for trademark availability using Databases and Common Law Resources;•Analyzes trademark Search Results and prepares report based on it;•Provides advise and opinions on trademark availability for use and registration;•Drafting of Goods/Services Description; New Application Filings; Filings of various forms and documents throughout the process of trademark registration; Filing of Applications for International Registration;• Developing worldwide filing strategies including utilization of Madrid Protocol;• Devising Strategies for optimum Trademark/Brand name Protection.•Filing and Managing Trade Mark Applications through Madrid Protocol.Trademark Prosecution & Conflicts:•Responding to objections/office actions to Trade Mark Applications and attending of Show Cause Hearings;•Drafting of Notice of Opposition/Rectification/Cancellation; Drafting of Counter- Statements; •Preparation of Evidences and Affidavits; Attending Opposition/Rectification/Cancellation Hearings;•Provides opinion and advise on matters of IP Rights conflict; •Drafting of Cease & Desist Notices and replies; Strategy making in offensive and defensive conflicts.•Deciding strategies for domain name disputes; drafting and filing domain name dispute complaints under UDRP; handling domain name disputes under UDRP.Contract Review & Drafting:•Review and Drafting of various types of Agreements like, NDA, Trademark License Agreements; Trademark Assignment Agreements; Trademark Co-Existence Agreements; Commercial Agreements. Show less

Ahmedabad Area, India

• Performed research to check the availability of proposed trademarks.• Provided advice and opinion on trademark availability for use and registration.• Actively engaged in trademark prosecution, including working on responses to trademark office actions/objections (Replies to Likelihood of Confusion Refusal; Descriptiveness Refusal; Failure to Function Refusal; and other Procedural Refusals); Litigation support in third party oppositions and cancellation proceedings; cease and desist… Show more • Performed research to check the availability of proposed trademarks.• Provided advice and opinion on trademark availability for use and registration.• Actively engaged in trademark prosecution, including working on responses to trademark office actions/objections (Replies to Likelihood of Confusion Refusal; Descriptiveness Refusal; Failure to Function Refusal; and other Procedural Refusals); Litigation support in third party oppositions and cancellation proceedings; cease and desist Letters.• Provided opinion on trademark and copyright infringement issues.• Assisted clients in identifying nature of their intellectual property.• Oversaw procedural details of trademark registration.• Responsible for vetting, reviewing and Drafting of NDA, Independent Contractor Agreements, IP Assignment Agreements, Trademark Licence Agreements and other commercial agreements.• Monitored and supervised existing and proposed trade mark. • Developed, coordinated and provided training for employees on intellectual property matters.• Reviewed, negotiated upon and drafted various types of IP and Commercial agreements like Trademark License Agreement, IP Assignment Agreement, Non- Disclosure Agreement, Independent Contractor Agreements, Joint Venture Agreement, Agreement between Ecommerce Website and Sellers, Website Terms & Conditions, Privacy policy for websites and mobile apps in compliance with GDPR. Show less

Ahmedabad Area, India

Master’S Degree, Law

General LL.M and Certificate in Business Law with following subjects: - Partnership and LLC - Intellectual Property Law - Anti-trust law.

B.A.Ll.B (Hons), Law