Jyeshta Mahendran

Career

Jyeshta is a qualified Patent, Trademark and Industrial Design Agent. She has broad ranging experience in Intellectual Property (IP) and advises predominantly on transactional, prosecution, advisory and regulatory work relating to various aspects of IP. As a seasoned IP practitioner for over 2 decades, Jyeshta features regularly in major corporate acquisitions and transaction deals which have included several multinational organisations globally. Her qualification as both a Trademark and Patent Agent has set her apart as a single stop consultative IP counsel given her grasp of the peculiarities arising out of transactional deals. She runs a comprehensive patent and trademark prosecution practice managing major market players from various industries. Her core practice areas include particular emphasis on the protection, maintenance and enforcement of IP rights including IP related agreements, trademark prosecution, trademark searches and registrability, trademark opposition and rectification proceedings, copyright, patent prosecution and industrial design advisory and prosecution. She also handles cases relating to consumer laws, advertising, franchising, sponsorship, merchandising, media, consumer protection, domain names and regulatory approvals for food and drugs, health and cosmetics and also assists with IP enforcement through relevant government agencies. Jyeshta also advises on competition laws, including the interaction between Competition and IP rights and also data privacy laws and compliance issues relating to the collection and use of personal data.

•Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023) “Band 4” lawyer in Intellectual Property