Mrinali Menon

Expertise
Mrinali Menon is a proficient legal practitioner specialising in Intellectual Property and Technology Laws. Mrinali oversees our IP team at HSM IP Ltd. and has extensive experience in managing patent, trade mark, and copyright portfolios for various brand owners worldwide, including the Caribbean region.

Professional Background
Mrinali has over eight years of global legal experience, having worked in the United States (New York) and India. She has a diverse background in handling contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters (trade mark, copyright, patent, design, amongst others) Prosecution and Dispute Resolution. She is also adept in advising clients on high-end transactional and corporate matters pertaining to IP acquisition and licensing, commercial-technology agreements, data protection, security, privacy, and enforcement, digital assets, open-source software, and other related IP issues. Prior to joining HSM IP, she advised, assisted, and represented brand owners in various lawsuits concerning intellectual property infringement, facilitated high-value commercial transactions, and successfully concluded deals and negotiations in New York and India.

Mrinali has a dual degree in law, including a Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.) from Columbia Law School, New York, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (B.A. LL.B.) from Symbiosis Law School, India. She was also a part-time Instructor at Columbia University, New York where she taught IP and Technology Law.

Mrinali currently serves as a Member of the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Brand Restrictions Committee for the 2024-2025 term. The Committee informs policymakers about the important role of trade marks in the economy and society, and the need for balanced regulations that address public health concerns while respecting private property rights.

Education
Columbia Law School, New York (LL.M.)
Symbiosis Law School, India (B.A. LL.B.)

Bar Admissions
(2016) India (not practicing)