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Anand and Anand

Principal office: New Delhi

Other offices: Chennai, Mumbai and Noida

No. of professionals: 400 (28 partners + 2 Directors)

Key practice areas: 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 and Fashion,  Essentiality evaluation, Franchising, Sports Law, Brand Strategy, Geographical Indications, Competition Law, Contractual and Commercial IP, Trade Secret, Licencing and Customs.

About: Anand and Anand is a leading Tier 1 IP law firm with worldwide reputation for its innovative solutions resulting in ground-breaking development in IP jurisprudence.

It caters to widest array of domestic and international big-ticket clients from leading luxury to consumer goods brands, bio-tech, pharma to tech majors to name a few. The firm’s litigation arm has decades of unmatched experience in dispute resolution. It records a patent grant rate of over 93% and 1800-plus successful trademark oppositions in a year. Key partners hold leadership positions in key industry bodies like INTA.

With vision of ‘360 degrees IP & Beyond’, the firm has many firsts to its credit including paving way for software patenting, India’s first post-trial SEP judgement or complex species-genus patent issues and is consistently regarded as the best by MIP, Vantage Asia, IAM, Asia IP, Chambers and FT.

Chambers Review

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What the team is known for

Anand and Anand Advocates is a highly regarded boutique law firm in India noted for its team of leading litigators who retain a standout reputation in cutting-edge patent and trade mark disputes, as well as copyright issues. The firm is experienced in intellectual property filings and prosecutions, and also provides advice on contractual and commercial IP matters. The team is well versed in a diverse range of sectors, including life sciences and IT, and offers additional strength in handling cases relating to plant varieties. Clients include Ajinomoto, Bridgestone and Tata Sons.

Work Highlights

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  • Anand and Anand Advocates represented Amitabh Bachchan in securing an interim order from the Delhi High Court restraining the "world at large" from infringing on his personality and publicity rights.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Pravin Anand
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Pravin Anand
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Pravin Anand is the managing partner of Anand and Anand in Delhi and is highly respected for his experience and expertise in the IP space. He is well versed in trade mark, patent and copyright litigation cases, as well as advising on portfolio management.

"Pravin Anand is a true statesman whose court presence cannot be ignored. He gives you everything."

"He is charismatic and one of the best IP litigators in India; he's at the very top. He's a luminary and there are so many cases he has fought in court, extremely important cases."

Archana Shanker
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Archana Shanker
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Archana Shanker is widely recognised in the market for her work in the patent sphere. Based in Delhi, she typically advises clients in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sectors on prosecution, opposition and infringement litigation matters. She has additional expertise in handling contentious trade mark and plant variety matters.

Safir Anand
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Safir Anand
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Safir Anand in Delhi frequently advises clients on their IP protection and enforcement strategies and showcases particular strength in trade mark-related matters. He is also well versed in contractual IP mandates and assists clients with licensing and franchising matters.

"Safir has been at the forefront of every effort we make to protect our brand and propagate it."

Vaishali Mittal
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Vaishali Mittal
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Vaishali Mittal is a rising star in the litigation space and is especially noted for her expertise in SEPs. She is based in Delhi.

"I cannot think of a case where she has failed to get an ad interim injunction."

"Vaishali is growing more and more into her role."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Intellectual Property

Pravin Anand
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Pravin Anand
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Band 1
Archana Shanker
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Archana Shanker
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Band 2
Safir Anand
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Safir Anand
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Band 2
Intellectual Property: Litigation

Pravin Anand
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Pravin Anand
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Band 1
Vaishali Mittal
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Vaishali Mittal
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Members

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Dhruv Anand

Saif Khan

Shrawan Chopra

Vaishali Mittal