Ashwathh Legal counts domestic and multinational companies as well as start-ups as its key clients. Managing partner Prabhu Tandon has ‘a sharp business sense and can navigate in situations from both legal perspectives as well as business perspectives’. Kripa Pandit handles trade mark, design and copyright prosecution and IP litigation.

G&W Legal is in demand not only by domestic and international brand owners but also attracts work from global law firms. The team regularly advises marquee clients on IP prosecution strategies, brand licensing, cross-border transfers and IP litigation. Srijoy Das and Arjun Khurana jointly lead the team from its New Delhi office. Das handles trade mark portfolio management and infringement matters and Khurana acts on cross-border IP transactions and IP disputes.

The team at Inttl Advocare has expertise in IP prosecution and enforcement. The practice is co-led by Mamta Rani Jha, who has considerable experience in advising and strategising enforcement of patents, trade marks, designs, copyrights, and issues involving AI, NFT, blockchain, before courts, Patent Office and other regulatory forums, and Hemant Singh, whose practice covers contentious and complex IP issues such as claim construction, trade mark infringement, and injunctions. Manish Kumar Mishra routinely handles cases involving trade marks, copyrights, designs, and enforcements in the fields of pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, liquor, fashion, steel, cosmetics, telecommunications, and FMCG.

InventIP Legal Services LLP advises inventors, authors, companies, and other individuals on registering and protecting copyrights, patents, and trade marks. Ankush Bedi advises clients in the areas of patentability of disclosures, IP asset management strategies, patent appeals, and oppositions, and Rahul Parmar has experience drafting and prosecuting US, PCT, EPO, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Australian, and Indian patents in the areas of electrical, mechanical, and computer technologies. Bedi and Parmar jointly lead the team.

RNA Technology and IP Attorneys has its roots in the protection and commercialisation of trade marks, and the team remains a regular advisor to domestic and international clients operating in various sectors, covering the full gamut of transactional work. The Gurugram-based team includes founder and managing partner Ranjan Narula; IP litigation head Rachna Bakhru; investigations, anti-counterfeiting and enforcement strategies expert Rahul Sethi; and Abhishek Nangia, who is a go-to for issues involving e-commerce regulations.

IP boutique firm Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys supports clients with IP prosecution, litigation, and enforcement in various industry sectors including fashion, consumer goods, luxury goods, and pharmaceuticals. The team is co-led by Sujata Chaudhri, Urfee Roomi, and Deeksha Anand. Chaudhri has extensive expertise in US IP litigation, enforcement, prosecution and transactions. Roomi advises clients on issues related to trade mark and design clearance, licensing and trade secrets issues. Anand has significant experience in handling prosecution, overseeing management of large trade mark portfolios, oppositions, cancellations, online takedowns, domain name disputes and transfers, consumer brand surveys and complex multijurisdictional trade mark disputes.

Dhwaj & Associates

Gurugram-based Jupiter Law Partners is jointly led by co-founders Meera Chature Sankhari and Sujit Thakur. The team handles patents, trade marks, designs, copyright prosecution, IP transactions and contentious matters.

Mason & Associates advises clients on developing, registering, protecting and enforcing their IP portfolio. Team lead Neel Mason has a strong focus on IP litigation, routinely representing clients in the areas of protection and enforcement of copyright and trademark infringements. Sabia Veqar has expertise in portfolio management including IP protection, IP enforcement-civil and criminal actions, and contractual and transactional IP matters.

Rajeshwari & Associates

Ahlawat & Associates‘ Gaurav Bhalla advises gaming companies, crypto-asset companies, and production houses on brand and product portfolios; he also handles domain name disputes and contentious matters before the Trademarks Office, the Design Office, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, and the National Internet Exchange of India.

DSK Legal‘s intellectual property team includes registered patent and trade mark agents, litigators, and IP attorneys. It files and prosecutes patent, trade mark, design, and copyright applications, and assists clients with foreign IP filings. Recent caseload also includes IP enforcement, defending oppositions, cancellation, or rectification proceedings.

Goswami & Nigam LLP handles prosecution, enforcement, and IP infringement. Gurugram-based Nishant Nigam and Himanshu Goswami are key names to note.

Maheshwari & Co. Advocates & Legal Consultants supports clients on a wide range of IP matters within various industry sectors including automotive, F&B, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, start-ups, e-commerce, banking & finance, infrastructure, real estate, IT, and telecoms. Practice head Vipul Maheshwari is an experienced litigator, routinely representing clients on a wide range of matters. Jyotsna Chaturvedi handles filings, prosecutions, and opposition of trade mark applications.

Multi-service firm Saga Legal‘s expertise includes patents, designs, trade marks, copyrights, plant varieties, domain names, and trade secrets. The team is co-headed by Sanika Mehra and Priya Mamgain, who both support clients with IP enforcement, copyright applications, and the filing of trade marks and patents.