Khushboo Tomar

Intellectual Property Attorney with a decade of experience advising and representing Indian and multinational clients across trademark prosecution, enforcement, and litigation. Proven track record in managing large-scale portfolios, securing injunctions before the Delhi High Court, and developing commercially aligned brand protection strategies across FMCG, pharmaceuticals, technology, fashion, and media sectors. Combines strong courtroom exposure with strategic advisory and cross-border IP management.

PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY - IPR - S&A LAW OFFICES - NEW DELHI

(2019-02)

• Manage and strategically oversee a portfolio of 500+ trademarks across 10+ jurisdictions, including prosecution, oppositions, rectifications, renewals, enforcement, and strategy.
• Regularly represent clients before the Delhi High Court and the Trademark Registry in trademark infringement, opposition, rectification, and interim relief proceedings.
• Advise 50+ domestic and multinational clients across FMCG, pharmaceutical, technology, media, chemicals, and consumer sectors on brand adoption, clearance, enforcement, and lifecycle management strategies.
• Lead numerous anti-counterfeiting and enforcement actions, including investigations, and coordinated market enforcement initiatives across key commercial markets.
• Successfully handle domain name and cyber squatting disputes under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy and Indian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy frameworks, securing injunctive relief.
• Conduct IP due diligence and risk assessment exercises in commercial transactions, including trademark portfolio audits, brand acquisitions, and commercialization reviews.
• Structure, review, and negotiate coexistence, intellectual commercial objectives. Coordinate with foreign counsel across multiple jurisdictions on Madrid Protocol filings, oppositions, enforcement actions, and cross-border brand protection strategies.

ASSOCIATE - CIVIL & IPR - LEX INDIS LAW FIRM

(2017-01 - 2018-10)

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial and intellectual property agreements, including licensing, assignment, coexistence, confidentiality, technology transfer, franchise, distribution, and brand commercialization agreements.
• Drafted and prosecuted trademark applications, examination responses, oppositions, counter statements, and rectification petitions.
• Represented clients before the Trademark Registry and in domain name dispute proceedings.
• Prepared legal opinions on registrability, prior use, and infringement risk.
• Assisted in enforcement actions including market investigations and coordinated raids.
• Advised clients on brand protection strategy and dispute resolution.
• Secured interim and final injunctions in 20+ trademark infringement, passing-off, and brand enforcement actions before the Delhi High Court and other judicial forums.
• Directed prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement of a 500+ trademark portfolio, streamlining portfolio management processes and improving prosecution turnaround and enforcement responsiveness by over 30%.
• Spearheaded pan-India anti-counterfeiting and enforcement initiatives, including market investigations, customs actions, raids, and coordinated enforcement strategies, resulting in a substantial reduction in infringing activities across multiple industry sectors.
• Successfully represented clients in 50+ opposition, rectification, cancellation, and invalidation proceedings, effectively protecting prior rights and preserving brand exclusivity and market distinctiveness.
• Advised multinational and domestic clients on cross-border trademark protection and enforcement strategies across 10+ jurisdictions under the Madrid Protocol framework, ensuring commercially aligned global brand protection.
• Achieved a 90%+ success rate in domain name recovery and cyber squatting disputes under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy and Indian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy mechanisms.
• Conducted comprehensive IP due diligence, risk assessment, licensing, and commercialization reviews in high-value commercial transactions, strengthening brand asset valuation and mitigating legal exposure.
• Advised clients on trademark adoption, clearance, enforcement strategy, coexistence arrangements, and brand protection measures across diverse sectors, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, FMCG, fashion, and technology.

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW - ISIL, NEW DELHI (2017 - 2018)

BACHELOR OF LAWS (LL.B.) - Law - BHARTI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY, PUNE (2013 - 2016)

BACHELORS IN ARTS - ENGLISH LITERATURE & GERMAN - GARGI COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI (2010 - 2013)