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Obhan & Associates
N-94, Second Floor
Panchshila Park
NEW DELHI
110017
India

Work Department

Intellectual Property, TMT (Technology, Media and Telecom) and Litigation 

Position

Managing Partner; Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Design, Plant Variety Protection and Litigation

Career

Essenese Obhan is a managing partner and heads the IP practice at Obhan & Associates. Mr. Obhan is a lawyer and patent agent with a degree in mechanical engineering. His expertise includes contentious and non-contentious matters in the software, mechanical, pharma, chemical, plant variety, and telecom sectors. He has drafted, prosecuted, and litigated cases in the mechanical, chemical, pharmaceutical, software, telecommunication, and agricultural sectors. He has also been at the forefront of several high-stakes IP licensing and litigation matters in India, including- representing the Indian seed industry in their licensing dispute concerning genetically modified seeds, representing various Indian mobile manufacturers in their SEP discussions with SEP owners. He advises many companies, including some from the Fortune 500 and India’s leading businesses, on developing and managing their patent portfolios, IP strategy, and licensing.

Mr. Obhan represents India on committee’s of various national & international IP forums including APAA, INTA, AIPPI and FICPI.

Essenese Obhan has been recognised as leading lawyer for Intellectual Property by:

  • Chambers Asia Pacific: Asia’s leading lawyer for business since 2009
  • Managing Intellectual Property: IP Star since 2010
  • IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners since 2013
  • The Legal 500: Asia Pacific as Leading Lawyer since 2016
  • India Business Law Journal A-List: India’s Leading Lawyer 2021-22
  • IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists since 2019
  • IAM Global Leaders in 2020
  • Asia Law Leading Lawyers as Distinguished Practitioner for Intellectual Property since 2021
  • WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals in the year 2023

Languages

English

Memberships

FICPI, INTA, APAA, AIPPI, AIPLA, ECTA, GRUR & MARQUES

Education

LLB, BE Mechanical

Lawyer Rankings

India > TMT

Spearheaded by both Essenese Obhan and Ashima Obhan from New Delhi,  Obhan & Associates advises on all aspects of IP, data protection, and tech litigation, with a growing presence in the cryptocurrency sphere. The former specialises heavily in all aspects of soft IP and patent litigation, whilst the latter is an expert on privacy and compliance laws. The firm shows particular strength in representing international publishing companies and payment technology platforms.

India > Intellectual property > Intellectual property

(Leading individuals)

Essenese ObhanObhan & Associates

Managing partner Essenese Obhan heads boutique firm Obhan & Associates‘ IP practice, drawing on his mechanical engineering expertise to advise on prosecutions and litigation in the chemical, pharmaceutical, software, telecoms and agricultural sectors. Aparna Kareer heads the patent and filing department and has extensive experience handling patent applications in India and overseas. Charul Yadav is also a patents expert and is known for his work in the life sciences field, an area in which Sneha Agarwal also excels. For trademark litigation and prosecution, Taarika Pillai is the main contact to note. All named individuals are based in New Delhi.