Anand and Anand

Anand and Anand is a full-service IP law firm established in 1923 with offices in New Delhi, Noida, Chennai and Mumbai.

Ranked as a topmost Tier 1 law firm in Asia, Anand and Anand is recognized nationally and internationally for its expertise, credibility and matchless innovative and creative solutions.

The firm is professionally managed by a partnership board comprising 32 partners and directors, supported by a management team comprising CEO, CFO and CIO. It currently employs over 400 professionals, including over 130 qualified attorneys / engineers, paralegals and researchers.

Anand and Anand handles copyright, trade mark and patent protection, licensing, enforcement and commercialisation ventures for a wide array of clients, from leading industries to brand owners in both the domestic and global markets, earning it a position of pride amongst Tier 1 law firms. The firm’s litigation arm handles infringement, passing off and counterfeiting disputes, domain name enforcement, and trade mark dilution and has decades of experience in dispute resolution.

From leading luxury brands, pharmaceutical to technology majors, consumer goods manufacturers to policymakers and from art to entertainment, the firm represents the world’s most famous brand owners, leading industries and eminent personalities who rely on its rich experience for protection of their intellectual property.

The firm derives its strength from its vision which has evolved over the years from ‘360 Degrees IP’ to expand into new directions, some of which are appurtenant to IP while others are merely tethered to IP.

Anand and Anand is committed to pushing the boundaries when it comes to change in substantive and procedural law. A host of cases over time have modified the law towards stronger IP protection at the firm’s instance and the law reports are rife with cases to support this claim. It is on account of these efforts that, despite being a specialist firm, Anand and Anand is ranked in the top 10 law firms in India along with all other general law firms according to well reputed surveys over many years.

With its innovative foresight to develop IP jurisprudence, the firm has not just protected the intellectual property of its clients but has also demystified complex legal issues and addressed various legal lacunas facing innovators.

A name to reckon with when speaking of IP landmarks, the firm has created many firsts since its inception. Be it the order on software patenting or India’s first post-trial SEP judgment or  single-colour trademark, DNA testing in case of disputes IPR in plant variety or issues concerning species-genus patent, the firm has expanded the scope of IP protection.

The firm’s out of the box strategies for successful enforcement of IPR has created an atmosphere of deterrence through punitive and exemplary damages and also aggravated damages, as against conventional compensatory damages, for repeat IP infringers operating as international syndicates. A unique trend heralded by the firm is that of social damages in case of trademark infringement where our clients have, on our advice, given up hefty monetary damages for the sake of the larger public good and welfare of the underprivileged.

It also believes in expanding India’s IP index by constantly educating various stakeholders including our attorneys, engineers, clients and enforcement agencies about IP rights and protection through Continuous Legal Education (CLE) programmes.

Anand and Anand’s innovative approach towards IP is reflected in pioneering initiatives the firm has taken in order to develop unique IP concepts and products including an ‘IP Board Game’, India’s first IP themed play ’Brainchild’, IP comic- Adventures of Mr. IP, compilation of legendary IP matters in the form of a coffee table book “IPONOMICS” and digital newspaper ‘IP Thinker’.

Key partners in the firm hold leadership positions in industry associations like FDCI, INTA, FICCI and ASSOCHAM who rely on our thought leadership in avant garde areas such as Brand Valuation.

Areas of practice: Committed to 360 Degrees IP and beyond, the firm’s key practice areas include: patents and designs, litigation and dispute resolution, trademarks, copyrights, plant variety and bio-diversity, media and entertainment, advertising and product liability, packaging and labelling, art law, fashion law, essentiality evaluation, franchising, sports law, brand strategy, geographical indications, competition law, contractual and commercial IP, trade secret, licencing, customs and white-collar and IP crimes.

Awards/recognitions 

• MIP Firm of the Year 2020, 2019 for Patent Contentious
• MIP – IP Stars 2020 – Tier 1 law firm – Trademark contentious & Trademark Prosecution
• Asia IP – Trademark 2019
• IBLJ India Law Firm Award – IP Enforcement and Protection, Litigation, Media & Entertainment
• The Indian Law Firm Awards 2019-Firm of the Year – Media and Entertainment – Anand and Anand & Khimani
• FT- Most Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific Awards 2019- FT 25- Ranked amongst Most Innovative Law Firms in Asia Pacific (A position the firm has maintained for last five years);
• Most Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific Awards 2019- Standout- Philips first SEP Litigation Judgement;
• Most Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific Awards 2019- Highly Commended- CRT
• Most Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific Awards 2019-Commended- Monsanto and
• Most Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific Awards 2019-Commended-Leveraging the Value of Intangibles
• IAM 1000- Firm of the Year- Prosecution and Strategy; Enforcement and Litigation
• WTR 1000 – Firm of The Year- Prosecution and Strategy; Enforcement and Litigation
• Asia IP – Tier 1 Recommended firm – Copyright, Patent Prosecution, Patent Contentious, Trademark Prosecution and Contentious
• IAM- Global IP Awards 2019- India Patent Firm of the Year 2019
• ALB-Intellectual Property Law Firm of the year
• Asia Law Profile Rankings- Notable Firm Dispute Resolution
• IDEX legal Awards – IP Law firm of the year
• Legal Era Awards – IP Law firm and Patent Litigation firm of the year