IPR International Services
IPR International Services is an IP boutique firm based in Delhi offering the full range of IP services. The firm provides services to both international and domestic clients, and its main expertise lies in its prosecution work. Some of the sectors that the firm operates in include: biotechnology, chemistry, electronics, electrical, mechanical and pharmaceutical.
Obhan & Associates
Obhan & Associates is an “up and coming IP firm”, say peers. The firm maintains the entire IP portfolio of Caterpillar, a global construction and mining equipment company. Founding partner Essenese Obhan is highly regarded by peers, with one saying: “He is probably one of the better patent lawyers in the country today. The firm is absolutely superb in that area.” The firm advises Tata Chemicals on various matters, including its Swach water filter project.
Singhania & Partners
Singhania & Partners has a considerable IP practice headed by senior partner Dipak Rao. The firm advises companies such as Tata McGraw Hill Education, Standard & Poor’s and Innovis Telecom Services. A notable transaction was the firm’s representation of US company Spitfire in the registration of its unique design in the shape of a dispenser. This design was registered in a record time of seven months.
SS Rana & Co
SS Rana & Co has possessed IP expertise since its inception in 1989. The firm boasts specific expertise in areas such as semiconductors for clients like Freescale Semiconductor, as well as experience in more conventional areas of IP like trade mark work for companies such as McDonald’s and Starbucks Coffee. A notable transaction in the past year was its representation of Hyatt International in a case involving trade mark infringement of the client’s Hyatt name. The court passed an interim injunction and restrained the alleged infringers from using the trade mark. This matter was led by partners Vikrant Rana and Sohan Singh Rana, and closed in March 2011.
United Overseas Trademark Company
United Overseas Trademark Company, together with sister firm United Overseas Patent Firm, has been a part of the IP market since 1992. Its expertise includes patent prosecution and trade mark prosecution experience. The parental firm Delhi Registration Services is led by KG Bansal, who boasts over five decades of experience in IPR law. Lead partner Shravan Kumar Bansal manages the trade mark arm of the practice, and has plenty of experience in the global IP space with exposure to groups and associations such as APAA, AIPPI and INTA.
YJ Trivedi
YJ Trivedi is an Ahmedabad based firm with decades of experience in the IP industry. The firm offers the full range of IP legal services, and is involved in IP work in domestic cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Surat and Rajasthan. It even has a presence abroad in Canada. One peer notes: “The firm has made a name for itself in the state of Gujarat.”