The Legal 500

A ‘firm that is at the forefront of patent and trade mark matters’, Anand and Anand has offices across India - in Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi and Noida - and represents clients such as Microsoft, DuPont, Cartier, Ford, Samsung, Toyota, Nokia, Blackberry and Colgate-Palmolive. Managing partner Pravin Anand is recommended.

‘A key player in the market’, Chadha & Chadha successfully represented Hertz System in a trade mark infringement case before the High Court of Delhi. Other clients include Samsung Electronics, Harvey Entertainment and Tata Sky. Chetan Chadha and S C Chadha are the practice’s key figures.

De Penning & De Penning is ‘widely 
respected’ for patent and trade mark matters. 
While its head office is in Chennai, the firm also advises clients from its Kolkata, New Delhi 
and Mumbai offices.

The comprehensive IP boutique of D P Ahuja 
& Co has a strong practice advising on patents, trade marks and on a range of IP disputes.

K & S Partners advises on patents, copyright and trade marks from its offices in Guragon and Bangalore.

A ‘well-established player in the market’, Krishna & Saurastri has a particularly 
strong following in the technology sector.

Remfry & Sagar’s comprehensive IP practice fields nine partners and advises clients such as Gorbatschow Wodka, Procter & Gamble, AstraZeneca, and Ipca Laboratories. Managing partner Ashwin Julka is recommended. Arpita Sawhney andSanjay Kumar joined Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan.

Saikrishna & Associates is recognised for its experience in copyright, trade mark and patent work. Saikrishna Rajagopal is recommended.

A full-service IP firm, the team at Subramaniam Nataraj & Associates is particularly praised for its ‘strong patent practice’.

Altacit Global’s work is ‘consistent and
prompt’. Clients include Pricol, Mindlogicx, Novatium Solutions, and Sharadha Terry 
Products. Clients recommend the ‘brilliant’ Sudhir Ravindran.

Amarjit & Associates is ‘strong on litigation matters’. It has offices in Zurich, New Delhi and New York.

Crawford Bayley & Co is recommended for its broad experience across copyrights, designs, trade marks, patents, franchising and licensing.

Khaitan & Co.’s IP practice is headed by Mumbai-based Jose Madan. Key clients include CEAT and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. In New Delhi, Sanjeev Kapoor and Ajay Bhargava are recommended for IP litigation.

Based in Ahmedabad and New Delhi, Parker & Parker Company advises clients from a variety of sectors including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing and telecommunications on patent, trade mark, copyright and design issues.

Archer & Angel’s IP practice advises international and domestic clients on trade marks, designs and copyright.

DSK Legal’s Mumbai office usually leads on IP matters, with clients including Blue Dart 
Express and Synergy Media and Entertainment. The team is widely recognised for its IP 
litigation prowess.

Gopakumar Nair Associates (GNA) advises clients in the biotechnology, chemical, medical, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries on matters relating to patents, trade marks and design.

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan is recommended for its expertise in patents, licensing, trade marks and copyright. The recent arrival of Arpita Sawhney and Sanjay Kumar from Remfry & Sagar significantly boosted the team.

S Majumdar & Co’s comprehensive IP practice operates from offices in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.

Titus & Co advises on patents and trade marks. Its clients have included Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Akonni Biosystems and Herbalife International.

Chandrakant M. Joshi is an IP specialist with offices in New Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Chennai.

D H Law Associates advises clients on copyright, design and patent violations. Sarojini Patil and Sidhartha Srivastava are the key figures.

Ahmedabad-based H. K. Acharya & Company advises its clients on contentious and non-contentious patent and trade mark matters.

R.K. Dewan & Co. has a ‘strong reputation’, and has expertise which spans trade marks, patents, copyright, design and trade secrets.

Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys is ‘highly recommended’ for IP matters. It has acted for clients such as Matrix Cellular.

Kochhar & Co advises on cross-border IP matters, particularly relating to patent filing and trade marks.

Nataraj Gudekota heads Kris & Kolloth’s patent and trade mark practice after Binu Radhakrishnan left the firm to set up Kris Law Chambers. Anil Kolloth is also recommended.

Kris Law Chambers was established by Binu Radhakrishnan, formerly of Kris & Kolloth. The team advises on patents, trade marks and copyright.

MKC & Associates is highly regarded for its litigation expertise. Bishwarup Chakrabarti and managing partner MK Chakrabarti are recommended.

S.S. Rana & Co. advises on designs, copyright, patents, trade marks and technology transfer.

Notable clients for the team at Singhania & Partners include Worthington Armstrong 
Ventures and iSense Corporation. Dipak Rao is 
the key contact.