The Legal 500 2024

Managing partner Essenese Obhan heads boutique firm Obhan & Associates‘ IP practice, drawing on his mechanical engineering expertise to advise on prosecutions and litigation in the chemical, pharmaceutical, software, telecoms and agricultural sectors. Aparna Kareer heads the patent and filing department and has extensive experience handling patent applications in India and overseas. Charul Yadav is also a patents expert and is known for his work in the life sciences field, an area in which Sneha Agarwal also excels. For trademark litigation and prosecution, Taarika Pillai is the main contact to note. All named individuals are based in New Delhi.

Testimonials: “In-depth knowledge on intellectual property matters and responsiveness to
a client’s needs.”

Work highlights :

• Representing Pine Labs in a patent infringement suit before the Bangalore High Court, obtaining a vacation of an ad-interim injunction that was passed against Pine Labs by the District Court.

• Representing G4S before the High Court of Delhi in various disputes with third-party
infringers.