Lynn heads the Intellectual Property Rights practice in the Firm's Bangalore office. She is also actively involved in the Technology Law and Commercial Law Practice groups. Lynn is a seasoned cross border IP transactional attorney and have assisted several domestic and global businesses with their M&A deals in India. Her experience has included conducting due diligence, documentation, negotiation and advisory for leading companies in the software, manufacturing and healthcare industries.

Lynn practices IP law with strong emphasis in the specialist areas of Trade marks, patents and copyright, design registrations and prosecution, IP agreements, licensing and monetization. Over the last decade, Lynn has garnered broad experience in advising clients on various aspects of IP laws in India and globally, including complex matters involving developing patent and trade mark strategies for large multinational enterprises and the protection of their intellectual property worldwide through the USPTO, WIPO and regional offices. She advises on the full range of a client's IP portfolio, including registrations and prosecutions, IP protection within companies through employment licenses, inventor assignment deeds, NDAs and copyright matters. She also regularly advises on commercial, telecom, IP regulatory and corporate risk management issues.

She has negotiated deals involving complex IP infringement disputes in the area of software licensing. Lynn has advised production/film making companies, photographers and artists with their copyright licenses and commercial/royalty agreements such as model releases, broadcast/location releases and has advised on video and film concerns. In the performing arts space, she has also represented musicians and bands on manage their commercial deals.

Lynn also represents clients in the telecom industry by managing their commercial agreements and licenses. In the mobile application industry, her expertise is backed by rich industry experience of having worked as in-house counsel for over 2 years with a leading multinational company developing mobile applications.

Lynn is a regular speaker at various seminars and conferences in India and overseas.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Karnataka State Bar in 2006
Registered Trademark Attorney's Indian Trademark Registry
Member of International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member of Global Intellectual Property Convention (GIPC)
India Committee member of International Technology Association (ITECH Law)

Education
Masters in International Business Laws (M.I.B.L), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
BA. L.L.B., Integrated Law Course, University Law College, Bangalore University
Advanced Certification in Legal Risk Management for Multinational Enterprises, Boston University
Certification Series on IP Licensing, LES India

Significant Accomplishments
Listed as a World IP Leader by WIPR - World IP Review 2021
Listed as a Next Generation Partner Asia Pacific 2021, The Legal 500 for Intellectual Property
Listed as a Recommended Lawyer Asia Pacific 2021, The Legal 500 for TMT

Professional Associations
Certification
Advanced Certification in Legal Risk Management Strategy for Multinational Enterprises, Boston University

• Protection of Unregistered Global Brands in India

  By Lynn Lazaro, Aparna Venkat |December 2023

• Registration of Trademarks operating in the Metaverse

  By Lynn Lazaro, Aparna Venkat |August 2022

• NFTs Explained – Ownership, Licenses, and the Law

  By Lynn Lazaro |April 2022

Additional ArticlesPatent Waiver For Covid-19 Vaccines – Necessary Or Reckless?, published on Mondaq, the World Services Group and TAG law sites, May 2021
Video presentation on Intellectual Property Challenges in India Amidst the Covid Pandemic, p June 2020
Video presentation on Intellectual Property Strategy in the Covid Pandemic, April 2020
Video presentation on Regulatory Approvals for Covid-19 Products in India, April 2020
COVID-19 Counterfeit Products and Fake Goods - Indian Law Perspective published by the World Service Group (WSG), April 2020
Artificial Intelligence in The World Of IP, published on Mondaq, February 2020
Trademark Dilution, published by Silicon India Magazine, September 2018
Intellectual Property Holding Companies and Their Benefits, published on Mondaq, August 2018
Intellectual Property Strategies in a Global Technology Market, published by Silicon India Magazine, July 2018
OSP Regulations, 2021, Mondaq, June 2021
The Proposed Indian Copyright Amendment Rules and Suggestions for Further Amendment
Foreign Filing Licenses-Timeline and Strategy