Nibedita Sarma Baruah

Nibedita Sarma Baruah is a legal professional with extensive experience in intellectual property, particularly in trademark prosecution and brand protection. Currently serving as Lead Associate - Trademark at Firststep since September 2022, Nibedita specializes in assisting startups with legal compliance and brand safeguarding. Previously, Nibedita held positions as an Intellectual Property Associate at Hasan and Singh and as a Trademark Advocate at SSRANA & Co, where responsibilities included drafting responses to examination reports and conducting trademark searches. Earlier roles as a Legal Associate at anovIP involved filing trademark applications and providing clients with assessments on their registration chances. Nibedita holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business, Trade, and Tax Law from Amity University, along with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Gauhati University and a Bachelor's Degree in Geography from Darrang College.