
[Rodney D. Ryder / Rodney Ryder]: Partner & Co-Chair: Technology, New Media and Intellectual Property [Kochhar & Co]
Delhi Area, India

[Rodney D. Ryder / Rodney Ryder]: Partner & Co-Chair: Technology, New Media and Intellectual Property [Kochhar & Co]
Delhi Area, India
<Rodney D. Ryder> [Rodney Ryder] is a partner with Kochhar & Co; a full service law firm with an intellectual property, technology and media specialist practice.
He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000.
He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in his areas of practice by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal amongst other International publications.
His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by Lexis Nexis Butterworths is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgment by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names.
Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in his areas of practice by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal amongst other International publications. He also conducts education and training programmes on Corporate Due Diligence and Audits, Information Technology and Intellectual Property. He is also the Director of the School for Legal Studies at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.
Corporate Legal Advisory; Government Liaison; Intellectual Property Law; Media Law; Technology Law
(Law Practice industry)
January 2009 — Present (1 year )
[Rodney Ryder / Rodney D. Ryder]: Partner at Kochhar & Co - Technology, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment [Law Practice]; Senior Adviser - Partner [Intellectual Property] - Kochhar Lexserve.
(Law Practice industry)
July 2008 — December 2008 (6 months)
Partner at Preconcept [Law Practice]; Director at Scriboard Knowledge Solutions Private Limited [Scriboard]
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)
February 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 2 months)
(Legal Services industry)
July 2004 — February 2007 (2 years 8 months)
(Law Practice industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years )
(Law Practice industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years )
(Law Practice industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Patent Portfolio management, IP acquisition and licensing consulting, Patent Analysis and Search. Member, ‘Legal Action Group’ constituted by the Ministry of Information Technology and Communication, Government of India, to advise on the implementation of the ‘Act’ [www.cca.gov.in]. Honorary Advisor, Cyber Crime Police Station, C. O. D. Head Quarters, Bangalore. Editor/Publisher: Law Wire Publications [Books]: • "Guide to Cyber Laws [E-commerce, the Information Technology Act, 2000, Data protection and the Internet]". {Wadhwa & Co., Nagpur, India}. Third Edition 2007. • “Intellectual Property and the Internet”. {Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 2002}. • “Brands, Trademarks and Advertising”. {Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 2004}. • “Internet Law and Policy”. {Oxford University Press, to be published in 2009}. • “Intellectual Property Law – Concept to Commercialisation”. {Macmillan, 2005}.
Supreme Court Bar Association [SCBA]
Delhi High Court Bar Association [DHCBA]
International Bar Association [IBA] [Committee Officer]
Inter Pacific Bar Association [IPBA] [Vice-Chair, Intellectual Property]
International Trademark Association [INTA]
Government of Delhi - Best Business Book Award
Dip Chandra Memorial Prize
Westcott Memorial Prize
PG Percival Spear Award
AsiaLaw - Leading Lawyer [IP; IT; Media; Telecommunications]
Asia Legal 500 [Leading TMT Lawyer]
WhosWhoLegal [Regulatory Communications; Internet and E-Commerce Law]