ANSHUMAN SAHOO
BBA LLB (HONS IN IP). LLM (IP). UGC NET (JRF). PhD (Pursuing)
EDUCATION
BBA LLB (Hons in IPR)
ICFAI Law School, The ICFAI University, Dehradun
8.56 CGPA
2014-2019
Activities: Founding Convenor, ConQuaestio; Founding Convenor, ICFAI Law School Undergraduate Research Association (ILSURA); Student Convenor, National Seminar on Environmental Law; Organising Committee Member, National Seminar on Reforms in Personal Laws: Problems and Prospects.
LLM (Specialisation in IP)
RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur
9.02 CGPA
2019-2021
Activities: Department topper; Institute Silver Medalist; Founding Convenor, Legal Hackers IIT Kharagpur; Founding Organiser, Masters’ Conference on Intellectual Property (MCIP) 2021.
PhD
RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur
Pursuing
2021-present
Activities: Graduate Teaching Assistant for: Corporate Law I (Autumn ’22 and ’23), Legal Research Methodology (Autumn ’22), Corporate Law II (Spring ’23), Mergers and Acquisitions (Spring ’23), Intellectual Property and Competition Law (Autumn ’23), Competition Law Enforcement (Autumn ‘24), Contract Law I (Autumn ’24); Assisted in developing curriculum for the courses titled ‘Responsible Business and Private Ordering’ and ‘Corporate Governance’ to Prof. Indrajit Dube (2022); Research assistant for project on Corporate Data Governance sponsored by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India; NPTEL-Swayam Teaching Assistant for: Technology Transfer through Joint Venture (2023, 2024, 2025), Legal Compliance for Incorporating Startup (2023, 2024, 2025), Intellectual Property and Competition Law (2024).
EXPERIENCE
Law Matters Online Academy (2020 – Present)
Founder
Started Law Matters Online Academy (www.lawmattersacademy.com) with a view to make legal education accessible and affordable to all. Designed a few free courses by myself on topics like legal research methodology, corporate law, competition economics etc.
Law Matters Centre for Research, Education, and Social Action (LaMCRESA) (2017 – Present)
Director
Planned and executed a number of online as well as offline initiatives under the banner of the NGO ‘LaMCRESA’ aimed at digital empowerment, writing for a change, blogging, land rights for forest dwelling people, legal aid and empowerment, right-awareness, community-based organisations at grassroot level, et cetera. Also designed an online certificate course ‘Writing for a Change’ aimed at democratising the blogosphere by training young aspiring potential writers to blog. Also serving as the Editor-in-Chief for The Law Blog (https://thelawblog.in/).
Public Health Records Conservatory, Observatory, and AI Factory (September 2020 - April 2021)
Legal Researcher
Involved in the capacity of a legal researcher with a project concerning the creation of public health records with a privacy-first design in mind with the application of AI.
Establishment of TIH on AI and ML for ICPS (April 2020 – June 2020)
Legal Researcher
Worked on a project topic on “Legal and Regulatory for preparation of Detailed Project Report on establishment of the IIT Kharagpur Technology Innovation Hub on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems”. Researched on the various legal and regulatory aspects concerning application of artificial intelligence to Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems relating to the Transport industry.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed Journals
A Sahoo & A Basu, Antitrust Jurisprudence of Consumer Choice in Digital Platform Markets - A Comprehensive Review of Literature, Journal of Scientometric Research (upcoming).
A Sahoo, Economic Justification of Traditional Knowledge with Insights from Identity Economics, 28 Journal of Intellectual Property Rights 500 (2023). https://doi.org/10.56042/jipr.v28i6.5776
A Basu & A Sahoo, Antitrust Routine in Delineating the Frontier of SEP and FRAND-encumbered Patents - A comparative study, 4 Competition Commission of India Journal on Competition Law and Policy 41 (2023). https://ccijournal.in/index.php/ccijoclp/article/view/97
A Sahoo, Protecting Electoral Democracy in the Age of Disinformation: The Legal Regime in India, 6 IILS Law Review 16 (2020).
A Sahoo, Innovation by Women’ and ‘Innovation for Women’ –Deciphering the Link for the Indian Patent Regime, 4 Mekal Insights 68 (2020).
Book Chapters
A Sahoo, Online Startups, Social Media, and Copyright Issues: A Critical Analysis, in Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship 47 (IIT Roorkee, 2018)
Blogs and Opinion Pieces
A Sahoo, Selective Activism and Public Faith in Regulators, Live Law (April 4, 2021). https://www.livelaw.in/columns/competition-commission-of-india-whatsapp-privacy-policy-competition-act-172089
A Sahoo & A Shirpurkar, The Sci-Hub Case: Why it is time to stop favouring the doctrinal approach to law over an empirical one, SpicyIP (January 4, 2021). https://spicyip.com/2021/01/the-sci-hub-case-why-it-is-time-to-stop-favouring-the-doctrinal-approach-to-law-over-an-empirical-one.html
A Sahoo, Fluid Trademarks: A Prologue to Trademark Law Going Awry?, SpicyIP (September 3, 2020). https://spicyip.com/2020/09/fluid-trademarks-a-prologue-to-trademark-law-going-awry.html
A Sahoo, Equality: The Forgotten Player in the Red Queen Race of Copyright Policy, The Law Blog (August 24, 2020). https://thelawblog.in/2020/08/24/equality-the-forgotten-player-in-the-red-queen-race-of-copyright-policy/
Conferences and Seminars
A Sahoo & A Shirpurkar, Maritime Privacy: An analysis of the vessel data protection regime in the post-GDPR era, in International Conference on Maritime Law, NLU Odisha, Cuttack, February 22-23, 2020.
A Sahoo, Legal Management using Cloud Computing: Comparative Analysis of Legal Issues and Challenges in India, in International Seminar on Latest Developments in Corporate Legal Affairs, UPES School of Law, Dehradun, November 1-2, 2018.
A Sahoo, Online Startups, Social Media, and Copyright Issues: A Critical Analysis, in National Conference on Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship (NCIPE) 2018, IIT Roorkee, March 19, 2018.
A Sahoo, Social Media and the Indian Copyright Law: An Analysis, in National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights, Sharda University, Noida, January 19, 2018.
A Sahoo, YouTube Content ID - An End to the doctrine of fair use, in National Conference on IP Law, CCS University, Meerut.
A Sahoo, Cybercrime and Indian Law: Need for an Update, in National Seminar on Criminal Law Reforms in Recent Times, Jagan Nath University, Haryana, February 11, 2017.
A Sahoo, Forest Rights Act in ensuring Tribal Development: Using Law as a tool for Right-based Development, in National Seminar on Development of SCs and STs in Globalised World: Legal Issues and Challenges, IMS Law College, Noida, May 21, 2016.
A Sahoo, Climate Change and Information Technology: Solutions and Interconnections, International Conference on Environment, Govt. of Delhi, April 21, 2018.
Editorial and Managerial Responsibilities
Senior student editor, Journal of Sports Law, Policy, and Governance published by NLUJA (Assam) from 2018 - 2020.
Coordination and Planning Committee, 10th International Conference on Law and Economics, RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur (2024).
Student volunteer, 5th National Colloquium on Legal Research 2023, RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur.
Student organising committee, Masters’ Conference on Intellectual Property (inaugural edition), RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur (2021).
Convenor, Legal Hackers IIT Kharagpur (2021 Chapter), IIT Kharagpur (2021).
Convenor, Indian Law Conclave 2018, Nyaya Marg, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi (2018).
Student convenor, National Seminar on Emerging Issues Relating to Environmental Law, ICFAI Law School Dehradun (2018).
Organising committee, National Seminar on Reforms in Personal Laws: Problems and Prospects, ICFAI Law School Dehradun (2017).
CERTIFICATIONS
UGC NET (JRF & Assistant Professor). NTA, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. (Qualified in 2020)
Certified Blockchain & Law Professional, Blockchain Council.
Advanced Diploma in Cyber Law, Asian School of Cyber Law, Pune.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Received full funding and travel grant to attend Complexity Global School for Emerging Political Economies 2023 by Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico and IIT Bombay.
Received the Institute Silver Medal at the 67th Convocation (2021) of IIT Kharagpur on “being adjudged to be the best student in order of merit among the graduating students of the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur”. Had the honor of being the first student of the RGSoIPL to receive this medal since the inception of the school in 2006.
Received ‘Bihar Excellency Award’ in ‘Bihar Leadership Festival, 2017’ at Patna, Bihar in memory of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan for leadership in Education and contributions to the nation.
Judged OD Impact Challenge (ODIC) 2017 by acting as a judge-cum-mentor for the ODIC, and mentored students from across the African continent.
Got invited and delivered a guest lecture on ‘Role of information in Social Development’ at Jagan Nath University, Haryana (Feb. 10, 2017).
Runner-up in National Legislative Drafting Competition 2016, at MS Law University, Cuttack, Odisha.
Awardee in National Legal Essay Writing Competition 2015, at ICFAI Law School, Dehradun.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Using blogs and social media to spread legal awareness (blogs at https://thelawblog.in/)
Meeting new people and exploring cultures [Member of Mensa International]
Playing musical instruments [Champion (Violin), Regional Cultural Meet, JNV Durg, Chhattisgarh in 2012; also have completed a course (Praveshika Pratham) in Indian Classical Music with Distinction].
Creative writing [Champion (Creative Writing), Regional Cultural Meet, JNV Mana Camp in 2010]
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Karate and other martial arts (District level silver-medalist, Dehradun, 2017)