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.
