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Lakshmidevi Somanath
Partner

Lakshmidevi Somanath

Partner – Litigation & Strategy

An alumnus of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, she served as a Member Judge in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, Govt of India, and was part of landmark decisions including declaring GOODDAY a well-known trademark and ruled to protect prominent trademarks including RPG, HP, REDBULL and others.

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News & Updates, Thought Leadership
Jun 11, 2026

‘First published on Legal500’ By: Lakshmidevi Somanath The Supreme Court of India’s 2025 decision in K. Mangayarkarasi and Anr v. N. J. Sundaresan marks

Arbitrating Trademark Disputes Following Mangayarkarasi – The Extent of Contractual Reach into Public Law
Thought Leadership
Apr 30, 2026

First published by SpicyIP. By: Lakshmidevi Somanath India’s trademark register is quietly bleeding value. Each year, marks with real commercial recall

Dead Marks, Live Assets – The Case for a Registry Supervised Auction of Lapsed Trademarks in India
Thought Leadership
Apr 28, 2026

First published by The Trademark Lawyer Written by Lakshmidevi Somanath Not long ago, platform liability for trademark infringement was a minor concern.

Marketplace liability 2.0: when does an e-commerce platform become a trademark infringer?
News & Updates
Oct 16, 2025

Being a part of the International Trademarks Association (INTA) is always a delight. Here’s how Anand and Anand would be joining forces with INTA on

Team Anand and Anand for INTA