Anand and Anand
About
Total number of professionals: 100+ (28 Partners and 2 Directors). In addition, our Mumbai practice is carried in the name of ‘Anand and Naik’ which has 50 attorneys.
Principal office: New Delhi
Other office: Noida, Mumbai, Chennai
Key practice areas: IP, Patent, Trademarks, Copyright, Litigation, data protection; healthcare & pharmaceuticals; licensing & franchising; technology, media and telecommunications; customs, white-collar crime
Our services: A full service intellectual property law firm, Anand and Anand provides all-round IP solutions, its forte being – developing new law and precision-navigation of grey areas. The firm provides a comprehensive IP service encompassing protection, enforcement, advisory, licensing and litigation for patents, designs, trademark, copyrights, trade secrets, domain names, geographical indications and more. Credited with lawsuits that have transformed the IP landscape in India, the firm’s litigation arm has decades of unmatched experience in dispute resolution. It has maintained a patent grant rate of over 93%. Its trademark team recorded 1800-plus successful trademark oppositions recently.
360 Degrees IP & Beyond: The firm derives its strength from its vision which has evolved over the years from ‘360 Degrees IP’ to expand into newer directions, some of which are appurtenant to IP while others are merely tethered to IP. Today, our vision of ’360 Degrees IP & Beyond’ sees us pushing the envelope when it comes to change in substantive and procedural law which has changed the Indian IP scene.
Anand and Anand is credited with transforming the Indian IP enforcement regime by bringing the best jurisprudence from developed common law nations, addressing administrative and procedural bottlenecks and spreading IP awareness.
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.
Business Sectors:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Bio-Technology and Chemical Industry
- Luxury Goods
- Telecom
- Electronics and Electrical Industry
- Automobile Industry
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods
- Entertainment (Film & Music)
- Software
- Publishing
- Hospitality
- Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- Banking & Finance
- Food Industry & many more
Awards & Accolades:
Meaningful opportunities and right stead bring with them some meaningful recognition. Here are some we earned in along our journey to expand India’s IP index:
- Managing Intellectual Property
- Asia Awards – Firm of the Year – Patent Contentious 2018,2019&2020
- IP Stars – Tier 1 Firm Patent Contentious 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- IP Stars – Tier 1 Firm Patent Prosecution 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- IP Stars – Tier 1 Firm Trademark Contentious 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- IP Stars – Tier 1 Firm Trademark Prosecution 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- IP Stars – Tier 1 Firm Copyright & Related Rights 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- Chambers & Partners
- Band 1 Law Firm – Intellectual Property 2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020, 2020 & 2022
- Band 1 Law Firm – Life Sciences 2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022
- Global IP Award – Trademark Firm of the Year (WTR&IAM)
- IAM Patent 1000
- Highly Recommended Law Firm – Litigation 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- Highly Recommended Law Firm – Enforcement 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- WTR 1000
- Gold Band Law Firm – Litigation 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020 & 2021
- Gold Band Law Firm – Enforcement 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020 & 2021
- Benchmark Litigation
- Tier 1 Firm – Intellectual Property 2018 & 2020
- Impact Case of the Year – Monsanto 2020
- Legal Era
- 9th Annual Legal Era Awards – Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 2014, 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- 9th Annual Legal Era Awards – Outstanding Case of the Year (Ferid Allani v Union of India) 2020
- Luxury Law Summit
- Independent Luxury Law Firm of the Year 2020
- Asia IP
- India Firm of the Year – Trademarks 2020
- India Law Awards – National Firm of the Year 2020
- India Law Awards – IP Prosecution Firm of the Year 2020
- India Law Awards – IP Litigation Firm of the Year 2020
- India Law Awards – Enforcement Firm of the Year 2020
- India Law Awards – Licensing & Franchising Firm of the Year 2020
- India Law Awards – Technology, Media & Telecoms Firm of the Year 2020
- India Law Awards – Pharma, Biotech & Life Sciences Firm of the Year 2020
- Tier 1 Firm Patent Contentious 2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- Tier 1 Firm Patent Prosecution 2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- Tier 1 Firm Trademark Contentious
- Tier 1 Firm Trademark Prosecution 2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- Tier 1 Firm Copyright & Related Rights 2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- Euromoney Women in Business Law
- India Firm of the Year 2020
- Asian Legal Business
- ALB India Law Awards – Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 2020 & 2021
- ALB Trailblazers 2020
- ALB IP Rankings – Tier 1 Recommended Firm – Patents 2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- ALB IP Rankings – Tier 1 Recommended Firm – Trademarks 2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- ALB IP Rankings – Tier 1 Recommended Firm – Copyright 2017,2018,2019 & 2020
- India Business Law Journal
- IBLJ India Law Awards – IP Enforcement Firm of the Year 2018,2019 & 2020
- IBLJ India Law Awards – Litigation Firm of the Year 2020
- IBLJ India Law Awards – IP Protection Firm of the Year 2018,2019 & 2020
- IBLJ India Law Awards – Entertainment & Sports Firm of the Year 2019 & 2020
- Leaders League India
- Leading Law Firm – Trademark Prosecution & Litigation 2020
- Leading Law Firm – Patent Prosecution & Litigation 2020
- AsiaLaw Profiles
- Outstanding Firm of the Year – Intellectual Property 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020 & 2021
- Recommended Firm of the Year – Media & Entertainment 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020 & 2021
- Recommended Firm of the Year – Pharmaceuticals & Lifesciences 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020 & 2021