As per the latest numbers, more than 137,000 new COVID-19 themed domains were registered in the last 4 months alone. Of these, a large chunk are being used for malicious activity to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic and target businesses & brands. This is just one example of multiple threats that brands and businesses face daily from on-line brand & trademark infringements. With the ever expanding internet space and more than 1500 new TLDs (Top level domains) in play, there is a strong need for brands and businesses to pro-actively protect their assets in the digital world.
In this webinar will discuss the various types of threats against brands and what steps the brands and businesses can take to identify, assess and nullify these effectively, efficiently in a timely manner to protect not only their brand equity but also the customer and consumer of their products and services.
Vinay Singh is a serial entrepreneur and the Co-founder & CEO of LdotR. In his role at LdotR he is responsible for commercial operations and global expansion of the company. Vinay leads a team of professionals who work closely with organisations to help brand owners with a dependable and an efficient system to safeguard their brands against cyber threats arising out of the rapidly expanding online space. Vinay has over 24 years of experience in the technology businesses, information services, intellectual property, legal information, and academic publishing. He has been associated in various general management, sales and marketing roles for organisations such as Thomson Reuters, Wolters Kluwer, LexisNexis and Prentice Hall. Vinay holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Delhi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune and attended the Asia Leadership Program at INSEAD, Singapore.
Vivek Goyal is a third generation entrepreneur and the Co-founder & COO of LdotR. He is responsible for product development, marketing and customer delivery and service. Vivek has over 10 years of experience in Information Technology, Brand development and management across multiple industries such as Insurance, Telecom, Retail, Leisure, Logistics, and CPG. He has worked with multiple startups and multinational corporations in USA, India, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, helping them develop and execute digital strategy, brand and marketing strategy, and long term business expansion plans. He has completed his MBA (Marketing), MS(IT) from Boston University and Bachelors in Engineering (Computers) from Pune University. A member of the ICANN community, he has represented India in ICANN meetings across the globe.Currently serving as the member of the Business Community(BC), he helps shape policies for the global internet.
Tarun has over 18 years of experience in a broad range of Intellectual Property (IP) subject matters, and is the Co-Founding Partner and Patent Attorney of Khurana & Khurana (K&K) and of its Patent Research and IP Asset Management Firm, IIPRD, both of which are among the Leading IP and Commercial/Corporate Law Practices with 10 Offices in India, and over 180 Professionals. The firms also have regional offices in US, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Tarun focuses on Patent Preparation, Prosecution and Litigation Opinions for Computer Implemented, Telecommunication, Electronics, and Mechanical subject matters. His education includes Bachelors in Computer Science from Pune University, Masters in Software Systems from BITS Pilani, Bachelors of Law from CCS University, an MBA from the prestigious IIM Lucknow, and is in pursuit of a PhD.