As an intellectual property powerhouse that has been established for over a century, Anand and Anand needs no introduction. The firm is unanimously praised by the market across all practice and sectors as having the top IP litigators, particularly on the patent side. It routinely features in landmark decisions and its contentious-focused lawyers are highly sought after for novel, high-stakes and complex IP cases. The firm is a trusted name not just in court litigation, but also through mediation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods. The stats speak for itself with the firm winning 116 or 126 of the lawsuits clients instructed it on in 2022 alone and having an over 93% patent grant rate. The firm is spread out across four offices – New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Noida – and comprises 400 professionals, including 29 partners and three directors. The firm also launched its Digital Group practice and end-end-Branding practice last year.
The Western practice of the firm collaborates with Naik Naik
& Co in Mumbai to form “Anand and Naik”. Relating to disputes, the joint firm offers corporate commercial litigation and international commercial arbitration, in addition to contentious IP. There is a strong focus on
media and entertainment, films, television, social media, e-commerce, sports and gaming, fantasy sports, and the teams are actively exploring emerging areas like OTT, broadcasting, digital media, Internet, convergence and tech-based hybrid areas like Fintech, Edtech, Agritech and Healthtech.
Managing partner and IP litigation maestro Pravin Anand, and partner Vaishali Mittal are key contacts. Other names to note are partners Dhruv Anand, Saif Khan and Shrawan Chopra. The firm recently hired the highly-esteemed Dr. Ajai Garg from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
The firm acted for Bollywood legend, Anil Kapoor to protect his personality and privacy rights. This sparked intense media coverage and highlighted current discussions into ‘dark patterns’. The client had filed a suit raising concerns that tools such as generative AI was being used to simulate or mimic the actor and prejudice his hard-earned goodwill and reputation.
In a marquee high-profile case that served as a global precedent, the team assisted Nokia in obtaining a protem security order, which was a first in India. This groundbreaking precedent was set during the pendency of its client’s SEP frand dispute with Oppo. The court held that Nokia was entitled to receive a security payment at the outset even before the bench went into the details of whether Nokia’s patents were infringed and valid. The judgement is certain to have wide ramifications with the court explicitly stating that even in cases not concerning ex-licensees, the court will pass protem security orders, as the interests of SEP holders need to be protected.
Amazon and Microsoft continue to engage the team for its global tech fraud issues.
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