R. K. Dewan & Co. is the first port of call for leading domestic and international clients operating in India, including Fortune 500 companies, which seek the team’s extensive services in the filing and prosecution of patents and trademarks. The main names to note include the firm’s principal Mohan Dewan and head of patents and business development Niti Dewan, both of whom are based in Pune, and the Mumbai-based duo of Disha Dewan and Amar Prakash Singh, who have impressive expertise in trademark-related matters, an area in which recent arrival Anju Agrawal (in New Delhi) also excels.

K&S Partners, an IP boutique with a nationwide presence in India, is regularly sought by clients for filing and prosecution. Patent work is an area of particular expertise for the team, which has one of the largest portfolios of foreign patent filings for domestic clients, spanning the United States Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office and Japanese Patent Office. Its clients operate across a broad range of sectors, including engineering, life sciences, technology, food and drink, consumer goods and entertainment. The firm’s strong PATMA offering draws on a number of individuals, including but not limited to the Gurugram-based Deepa Tiku and Amrish Tiwari, both of whom specialise in life sciences patents; Srihari S K (in Chennai), a patent agent with a focus on emerging technologies; and Namrata Chadha (in Mumbai), a patent attorney in the pharma-chemistry practice.

Kochhar & Co.'s services span the filing and prosecution of patents and trademarks, in addition to portfolio management, which it carries out for its broad roster of domestic and international clients. Gurugram-based patent attorney Tarvinder Singh is a regular fixture on patent and trademark filing and prosecution matters; much of his recent work has involved the automobile, aviation, telecoms, biotech and energy sectors. Other recommended individuals include trademark and transactional attorney Lynn Lazaro (in Bengaluru) and Savitha Kesav Jagadeesan (in Chennai).

With experienced senior partner Dipak Rao at the helm, Singhania & Partners LLP‘s New Delhi-based practice is well placed to handle patent, design, trademark and copyright issues, with standout expertise in the food sector. Other key individuals include IP all-rounder Sonil Singhania and head of the firm’s patents and designs practice Bhawna Sharma.

Technology-focused firm Ediplis Counsels is a regular fixture in patent filing, protection and prosecution matters, with much of its recent work involving the consumer goods, manufacturing, publishing, energy, media, insurance and automobile sectors. The team includes Aditi Verma Thakur, who is well regarded in soft and commercial IP matters, and patent agent Nishant Kewalramani. Other recommended individuals include trademark protection and strategies specialist Pranay Rajput (in Mumbai) and principal associates Rohini Kumar and Neha Balekundri. All named individuals are based in Bengaluru unless otherwise stated.

Mumbai-based founder and managing partner Mahua Roy Chowdhury assists the clients of Royzz & Co. Attorneys at Law – most of which are tech-driven companies – with patent filing and prosecuting. Muthu Pandi manages the regional office in Chennai and is also the leader of the core pan-Indian patent team, bringing extensive engineering expertise across a range of IP matters.