India - Jurisdiction Review

Singh & Singh

Firm overview

Singh & Singh Law Firm LLP is an Indian law firm with years of experience in Intellectual
Property Law, Media and Telecommunications Laws, Arbitration, Competition Law,
Law of Taxation, and Drugs Regulatory Laws. With a highly qualified and experienced
team of legal professionals, the Firm can identify the core of a client's issues to provide
suitable solutions.

Singh & Singh, today, is an aggregation of a dynamic team of lawyers and professionals,
who are dedicated to protecting and advancing the interests of its clients. The Firm has a
team of highly experienced and qualified professionals who have a rich experience in
handling intricate and crucial matters.

The Firm has been at the centre of several landmark cases, especially in SEP jurisprudence,
pharmaceutical patents, Biosimilars, trademark rights, competition law and telecom
regulation.

Singh & Singh has represented a broad spectrum of global and domestic industry leaders,
and its recent litigation wins have garnered widespread recognition. Most notably, the Firm
was recognised at the Managing IP Awards 2024 under the Impact Case of the Year
category for:

Ericsson v Competition Commission of India (2023)
Intex Technologies v Ericsson (2023)

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.

Remfry & Sagar

Firm overview

Established in 1827, Remfry & Sagar is a pioneering firm that advises more than 8000 clients worldwide on Intellectual Property and Corporate-commercial transactions. The Firm works with many reputed businesses and Fortune 500 companies, as well as start-ups, policy makers and government enterprises across varied industries including electronics, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, automotive, software, retail, entertainment, fashion and luxury.

With a well-qualified, informed and dynamic legal team of 125+ professionals and more than 150 professional staff, the Firm has equal competence in serving prosecution and litigation needs. Patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, unfair competition and custom’s issues aside, its practice also covers new age technologies such as blockchain, AI, metaverse as well as data protection. Also, investments in state-of-the-art infrastructure translate to high efficiencies of cost and time for clients. Underpinning it all is Remfry’s uncompromising insistence on the highest standards of quality and professional ethics.

Extensive involvement in global fora lend the Firm a broad world view and deep insight into the demands of modern business. It has strong expertise in the Indian subcontinent that is complemented by its close links with associates across geographies. This facilitates easy fulfilment of a client’s global IP needs. Also, the Firm’s continual engagement with policy makers ensures seamless solutions for clients and contribution towards a larger change to India’s IP milieu.

Remfry & Sagar’s principal office is in Gurugram with branch offices in Chennai, Bengaluru and Mumbai.

Awards & Recognition

In recognition of our services, the Firm has received several awards. It also figures as a Tier 1 Firm in several international listings. Here are details:

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) Asia-Pacific Awards 2020, 2019: Trade Mark Contentious Firm of the Year - India
2019: Impact Case of the Year – India (for Carlsberg Breweries v. Som Distilleries and Breweries Ltd.)
2018: Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year - India

India Business Law Journal Awards

2017-2023: Winner, IP
2019: Deals of the Year (for Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation v Kishor D Jain & Anr.)

Asia IP Awards

2023: Winner, Firm of the Year – Trademarks
2021: Winner, Firm of the Year - Trademarks
2021: Winner, Firm of the Year - Patents

Asia IP India IP Awards

2022, 2021, 2020,: Firm of the Year - IP Prosecution; IP Litigation

Questel’s IP Excellence Awards

2023: Winner – Remfry & Sagar (Patents & Trademarks)

Rankings

Managing Intellectual Property Tier 1 Firm – Patents & Trademarks: 2015-23
WTR 1000 Rankings Tier 1(Gold) - Trademarks: 2016-24
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Tier 1 Firm – IP: 2015-24
Chambers Asia-Pacific Tier 1 Firm – Intellectual Property: 2016-23
Leaders League Tier 1 Firm – Patents & Trademarks: 2023
Asia IP Tier 1 Firm – Patents & Trademarks: 2016-23
Asia Law Profiles Tier 1 Firm: Outstanding for IP: 2016-24
IAM Patent 1000 Tier 1 Firm – 2015-23

Anand and Anand

Firm overview

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.

The firm has touched several highpoints in both prosecution and enforcement of IP. Some recent landmarks include - Vifor International v MSN Labs & Ors – India’s first judgement on Product-by-Process Patent; Nokia v Oppo – India’s first protem security order; InterDigital v Xiaomi – India’s first Anti-Anti suit injunction; Successfully enforced personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff against any misuse including by misuse of generative AI and dark pattern; Engendered a landmark judgement on product-by-process patent (Vifor v MSN Labs) .

In a first of its kind collaboration between two US tech giants, Anand and Ananda advised and assisted Amazon Inc. and Microsoft Inc. on global tech fraud issues faced by them leading to Operation Chakra. We also have to our credit over 3,000 successful trademark Oppositions and have filed 6000 Patents in last two years with as many being granted/ registered.
To stay on top of disruptions, Anand and Anand has launched a Digital Group that focusses on AI, Data Protection, Gaming, Drones, Blockchain/NFT and related issues emanating out of exponential technological changes across industries. Our digital group recently highlighted the use of ‘dark patterns and AI’ in a matter concerning violation of personality and privacy rights of Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor.

Committed to spreading the message of IP, the firm continues to take unique initiatives such as the ‘N K Anand Indian Science Competition’ to promote understanding and love for STEM and related fields in the youth.

The firm also brought to life the hologram of India’s first Nobel laureate Sir C V Raman.

Given the firm’s commitment to IP, Anand and Anand continues to top leading benchmarking tables.

IP STARS Reviews

Beruar & Beruar

Established in 2018, Beruar & Beruar is a boutique law firm offering a robust intellectual property practice. The firm provides both contentious and non-contentious services, including trade marks, domain names, copyrights, patents, and designs.

Notable IP practitioners: Rahul Beruar, Jyotsana Sinha

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys

The intellectual property group at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan specialises in handling contentious and complex patent and know-how disputes across jurisdictions. It also has an active enforcement practice on the trade mark side. The firm is known for its capabilities regarding IP litigation in India and cross-border IP enforcement.

Notable patent practitioners: Malathi Lakshmikumaran, Prashant Phillips

LexOrbis

LexOrbis was established in 1997 and has offices in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai today. The firm, a premier full-service IP firm, has a diverse client base, ranging from global multinationals and Indian conglomerates to domestic SMEs, and specialises in handling patent, design, trade mark, and copyright matters.

Notable patent practitioners: Manisha Singh, Joginder Singh, Rajeev Kumar

Notable soft IP practitioners: Abhai Pandey, Amaya Singh

Remfry & Sagar

The long-established intellectual property firm Remfry & Sagar is among the largest IP firms in India. Renowned for its prosecution practice, it offers services across the IP spectrum, including trade mark, patent, design, copyright, and domain name.

Notable patent practitioners: Debashish Banerjee, Deepak Kumar Lamba, Shukadev Khuraijam

Notable soft IP practitioners: Ashwin Julka, Sangeeta Savant, Tanmay Joshi

RNA

RNA is a full-service intellectual property law firm, delivering a comprehensive range of IP services encompassing strategy, enforcement, litigation, and advisory. The firm is renowned for its extensive trademark services, including clearance, registration, opposition, and enforcement.

Notable IP practitioners: Ranjan Narula, Rachna Bakhru

Saikrishna & Associates

The IP team at Saikrishna & Associates offers comprehensive IP services, including litigation, prosecution, and enforcement. Its expertise spans trademarks, patents, copyrights, and designs, providing solutions for diverse industries such as media and entertainment, pharmaceutical and life sciences, and information technology.

Notable IP practitioners: Saikrishna Rajagopal, Sidharth Chopra

Singh & Singh

The IP team at Singh & Singh is renowned for its expertise in IP litigation, prosecution, and enforcement. It is experienced in representing clients in complex IP disputes, including patent infringement disputes pending before various High Courts and the Supreme Court. The team also offers high-quality advisory services related to infringement analysis, assignment, licensing, Freedom to Operate searches and the opinions.

Notable IP practitioners: Sudeep Chatterjee, Bitika Sharma, Saya Choudhary, and Ashutosh Kumar

SS Rana & Co

SS Rana & Co is a full-service intellectual property and corporate law firm in India, established in 1989. The firm is renowned for its comprehensive trade mark services, including prosecution, opposition, portfolio management, and enforcement. The firm’s IP professionals are well-versed in various technical fields such as electronics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, IT, and applied sciences.

Notable IP practitioners: Vikrant Rana, Ananyaa Banerjee