Biography • Patents

Pravin Anand, managing partner of the firm, completed his law studies in New Delhi in 1979 and since then has been practising as an advocate and a patent and trademark attorney.

He has been a counsel in several landmark IP cases involving the first Anton Piller order (HMV cases); the first Mareva Injunction order (Philips case); the first Norwich Pharmacal order (Hollywood Cigarettes case); moral rights of artists (Jatin Das case); recognition for pro bono work for grassroots innovators' (National Innovation Foundation Award); India's first framing case (TATA diamonds case); first order under the Hague Convention (Astra Zeneca case) The most recent big ticket patent litigation cases filed against Novartis, Pfizer and Roche.

He is the chairman of the IPR promotion advisory committee (IPAC) constituted by the government of India, and IT committee set up by FICCI. He is the past president of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA India) and was director on the board of INTA from 2006 to 2008. He is currently president of both AIPPI and FICPI (Indian group). He has appeared as an expert witness before parliamentary committees to give evidence on amendments to trademark, patent and copyright laws.

He is a co-author of the two volumes of Halsbury's Laws of India on intellectual property and serves on the editorial board of several international IP journals. Author of India chapter in Copyright Throughout the World - WEST (Thomson Reuters).

He has spoken extensively at various forums including WIPO, AIPPI, INTA, LES, IBA, LAW ASIA and the UN Conference on LDCs in the digital world. The prominent awards and accolades accorded to Mr Pravin Anand recently include Best of Best 2012 (Legal Expert Guide); ILO Client Choice Award - India, 2012; IAM Patents1000 Gold Ranked Lawyer, WTR1000 Gold Ranked Lawyer.

Mr Pravin Anand is also recognised in Chambers and Partners (Asia-Pacific) 2013 as a 'highly recommended leading lawyer'.

Biography • Life Sciences - IP

Pravin Anand, managing partner of the firm, completed his law studies in New Delhi in 1979 and since then has been practising as an advocate and a patent and trademark attorney.

He has been a counsel in several landmark IP cases involving the first Anton Piller Order (HMV cases); the first Mareva Injunction Order (Philips case); the first Norwich Pharmacal Order (Hollywood Cigarettes case); Moral rights of Artists (Jatin Das case); Recognition for Pro-Bono work for grassroots innovators' (National Innovation Foundation Award); India's first framing case (TATA diamonds case); the most recent big-ticket patent litigation cases filed against Novartis, Pfizer and Roche.

He is the chairman of the IPR promotion advisory committee (IPAC) constituted by the government of India, and IT committee set up by FICCI. He is the past president of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA India) and was director on the board of INTA from 2006 to 2008. He is currently president of both AIPPI and FICPI (Indian group). He has appeared as an expert witness before parliamentary committees to give evidence on amendments to trademark, patent and copyright laws.

He is a co-author of the two volumes of Halsbury's Laws of India on Intellectual Property and serves on the editorial board of several international IP journals. He is the author of the India chapter in Copyright Throughout the World - WEST (Thomson Reuters).

He has spoken extensively at various forums including WIPO, AIPPI, INTA, LES, IBA, LAW ASIA and the UN Conference on LDCs in the Digital World.

The prominent awards and accolades accorded to Mr Anand recently include: Best of Best 2012 (Legal Expert Guide); ILO Client Choice Award - India, 2012; IAM Patents1000 Gold Ranked Lawyer; WTR1000 Gold Ranked Lawyer; and Chambers and Partners Band 1 Lawyer.

Biography • Trademarks

Pravin Anand, managing partner of Anand and Anand, completed his law studies in New Delhi in 1979 and since then has been practising as an advocate and a patent and trademark attorney. He has been a counsel in several landmark IP cases involving the first Anton Piller Order (HMV cases); the first Mareva Injunction Order (Philips case); the first Norwich Pharmacal Order (Hollywood Cigarettes case); right of privacy (BanditQueen case); dilution in trademarks (Glenfiddich case); recognition of market survey evidence by judiciary (Time Warner case); domain names (Yahoo! case); punitive and exemplary damages (Time magazine) phishing (NASSCOM); the compulsory licensing cases filed against Pfizer and Roche under the Doha Declaration. He is also representing Roche in the patent infringement action against CIPLA. These were all the first cases of their kind in India.

He is the chairman of the IPR promotion advisory committee (IPAC) constituted by the government of India, and the IT committee set up by FICCI, and the past president of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association(APAA India). He was director on the board of INTA from 2006 to 2008 and is currently president of the AIPPI (Indian group) and the FICPI (Indian group). He has appeared as an expert witness before parliamentary committees to give evidence on amendments to trademark, patent and copyright laws. Recently he has been appointed as one of the vice presidents of The Society of Indian Law Firms.

Mr Anand is a co-author of the two volumes of Halsbury's Laws of India on intellectual property and serves on the editorial board of several international IP journals including IP Asia, Entertainment Law Review and Computer & Telecommunications Law Review.

Mr Anand has spoken extensively at various forums including WIPO, AIPPI, INTA, LES, IBA, LAW ASIA and the UN Conference on LDCs in the Digital World. He has served on several international and national expert groups and committees, including the patent law drafting committee for revising and recommending changes to law.

Other Practice Areas

Pravin Anand also features in the following practice areas:

• Franchise
• Internet & e-Commerce