India - Jurisdiction Rankings

De Penning & De Penning

Firm overview

The name De Penning & De Penning has been synonymous with innovative legal solutions in the intellectual property (IP) field. Our founder, George Alfred De Penning, was a civil engineer and inventor who became the first person in India to file a petition for grant of exclusive privileges under the relevant legislation.

Just as his law firm would grow to be, George Alfred De Penning was an innovator who understood the importance of safeguarding ideas and their creators. His petition was officially registered as the first grant of 1856, and he went on to file many more over the course of his life.
His experience in filing these petitions led George Alfred De Penning to recognize the difficulties with the process that inventors faced. Driven to protect the hard work of his fellow innovators, he established De Penning & De Penning in 1856, entwining the history of the firm with IP law in India forever.

More than 165 years later, De Penning & De Penning remains true to its foundations and continues to protect creators and the wide variety of material they produce. Always with a De Penning family member at its helm, the firm has expanded from its birthplace, Calcutta, and is now headquartered in Chennai, with branches in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys

Firm overview

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys (L&S) is a full-service Indian law firm specializing in IP and technology law, tax, corporate, commercial, competition, environmental and international trade law. Over its 35-year history, the firm has grown to serve clients globally through its 46 partners and more than 400 professionals across 14 offices in India and two international offices in Geneva and London. The firm is well known for its high ethical standards, the quality of its work and its transparency in all business dealings.

L&S has more than 100 specialist IP professionals who can offer clients end-to-end assistance in seeking, securing and enforcing IP rights in India. The core focus of the firm lies in handling all types of IP litigation, as well as in the preparation and prosecution of patent, trademark, design and plant variety protection applications. The dedicated IP team also collaborates with the firm’s other practice areas in M&A transactions, competition law matters and issues relating to taxation of intangibles.

AnovIP

Firm overview

anovIP is a full-service intellectual property (IP) law firm dedicated to helping businesses and individuals protect, manage, and enforce their IP rights. With extensive experience across all areas of IP law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and litigation, we provide tailored legal solutions to meet the unique needs of our clients. Our team of expert attorneys and professionals works closely with clients from various industries, such as technology, healthcare, biotech, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and entertainment.

At anovIP, we understand that intellectual property is a critical asset to our clients’ success. Our approach is personalized, ensuring that we deliver strategic legal guidance and support that aligns with each client’s specific business goals. Whether it’s securing a patent, registering a trademark, or defending intellectual property rights in court, we aim to provide comprehensive, client-centered services that maximize the value of your intellectual property. Core Services includes:

1. Patent Registration: Our technically proficient attorneys help clients secure patent protection by drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent applications across multiple jurisdictions, including India and internationally.

2. Trademark Registration: We build strong brand portfolios by conducting trademark searches, filing applications, and handling oppositions and cancellations.

3. Copyright Registration: Our team assists in registering original works, including literary, artistic, and musical creations, to secure copyright protection.

4. Trade Secret Protection: We advise clients on trade secret management, including internal policies, employee training, and contract negotiation.

5. Licensing and Transactions: We negotiate and draft IP licensing and technology transfer agreements, providing legal support in commercializing intellectual property.

6. Intellectual Property Litigation: Our litigation team represents clients in patent, trademark, and copyright disputes, as well as trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition cases.

In addition to core IP services, anovIP offers IP portfolio management, including competitive intelligence, patentability analysis, IP audits, strategic planning, and due diligence in mergers and acquisitions. We provide customized solutions to help clients leverage their intellectual property for business growth and success.

anovIP prides itself on using cutting-edge legal technology and innovative strategies to achieve the best outcomes. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a small business, or a multinational corporation, our firm is committed to protecting and maximizing the value of your intellectual property assets.

Beruar & Beruar

Firm overview

Fuelled with experience, expertise and energy, Beruar & Beruar focuses on offering right solutions to clients and delivers desired results with optimum speed and efficiency. Founded by Mr. Rahul Beruar and Ms. Nidhi Jain, the Firm offers a spectrum of legal services and assists domestic and international clients on contentious and non-contentious issues pertaining to commercial laws, intellectual property and technology laws inter alia. Established in January 2018, the Firm caters to a wide client base including Fortune 200 companies to start-ups. With its in-depth industry knowledge, growing team of experts and working relationships with reputed global firms, the Firm has been consistently emerging as a trusted partner of clients across varied industry sectors.
The firm advises leading companies, institutional organisations as well as government entities on a wide array of general corporate as well as intellectual property and technology related issues, ranging from commercial transactions and due diligence, projects, infrastructure and energy, regulatory as well as intellectual property and technology disputes, litigation and policy.
The firm offers following IP services:
A. IP Registration & Prosecution: Trademarks, Copyright, Design and Patents: prosecution and litigation; Trademark & Design portfolio management; Brand Management and Enforcement,
B. Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Initiating and defending civil & criminal cases before judicial and quasi-judicial fora across the country, including Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, State High Courts, District Courts, tribunals and commissions inter alia;
C. IP Enforcement Border enforcement of intellectual property rights and coordinating anti- counterfeiting and anti-piracy actions; co-ordinating investigations, market watch and market surveys in identifying infringing content/work and taking appropriate legal measures to curb the infringement;
D. Domain Name disputes: Initiating actions for cancellation of domain name before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as well as before the .IN Registry in India.
E. IP advisory and Consultancy: Comprehensive transaction support, including due diligence, negotiations, structuring, drafting and reviewing contractual documents;
(i) Negotiating, drafting and vetting contracts pertaining to IPR and technology transfer, licensing, assignment and brand management;
(ii) Advising clients on general corporate & commercial laws;
(iii) Assisting clients and providing regulatory and compliance support across industry sectors;
(iv) Advising clients on data transactions and data security concerns, including assistance in data localisation for cross jurisdiction compliance and regulatory compliance requests for data disclosure.