Over the years, Khaitan’s dedicated IP team has become one of the largest practices among full-service law firms in India working with a wide range of clients from diverse sectors such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, mechanical engineering, technology, retail, etc.
Our Intellectual Property (IP) lawyers advice across the life cycle of patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights, plant varieties, domain names, geographical indications, biodiversity matters, trade secrets and confidential information.
Our team comprises legal and technical professionals, collaboratively leveraging on clients’ commercial, strategic and technical interests to offer bespoke, pragmatic as well as cost-effective solutions. We assist diverse clients on local/international filings, prosecution, advisory, transactions and enforcement matters.
Drafting patent specifications and advisory
Successfully advised CTP against Sentro Technologies in a patent infringement suit
Advising on trademark prosecution/registration matters, trademark portfolio management, trademark contentious matters including oppositions at the Trade Marks Registry
Represented, advised and conducted a successful anti-counterfeiting action against various spare part sellers in Mumbai (criminal proceedings).
Successfully represented Saregama in a copyright infringement matter against Spotify before the Delhi High Court. Over 100,000 Saregama owned songs had to be removed from the Spotify platform, pursuant to this action.
Successfully represented Godrej in defending an action for design infringement filed by Whirlpool
Successfully represented Hindustan Unilever in a suit relating to generic disparagement and slander of goods, against Amul
Advised on the intellectual property aspects (including due diligence and IP transactional aspects) in relation to the acquisition of 100% stake in Heinz India Private Limited involving the brands – ‘Complan’, ‘Nycil’, ‘Glucon-D’ and ‘Sampriti’ ghee.
Biodiversity advisory in relation to acquisition of biological materials.
“This is a firm that can be counted on for all matters from the start of the deal till its completion. The firm has an excellent team of lawyers who think outside the box.”
