IPR India: Ipr Firms in Delhi, Intellectual Property Rights India, Top Ipr Firms in India

Sangeeta Goel
Founding & Managing Partner

Sangeeta is a specialized and one of the oldest practicing IP attorneys in India. She is now well known in the IP fraternity and within various industries as a pioneer in Intellectual Property Right Laws in India.

The firm was founded by her with the objective of becoming the most preferred law firm amongst all the other able colleagues. Under her stewardship, the Firm grew manifold and became a quality name to associate with. Due to her farsightedness, the firm has crafted its niche in the domestic as well as the international market and acquired many important mandates from both markets.

Sangeeta has rich and varied experience, spanning almost 35 years in the legal fraternity. She has been associated with some of the most revered names in the legal arena, where she has headed IPR teams/departments. Illustratively, she was retained as an IPR consultant by Nestle India for their IP portfolio.

Sangeeta has worked with over 200 foreign associates around the world and is well known in the international legal circles. She introduced India and its IP needs to many well-known and now large-sized firms in Europe, North America and South East Asia.

Sangeeta specializes in Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright and Design. She has been the lead counsel in many landmark judgments, which have laid down significant principles of law in IPR.

Sangeeta is actively involved in diverse contentious and non-contentious aspects of intellectual property law including devising IP protection and enforcement strategies, oppositions and cancellations, commercial exploitation of IP rights, border protection & enforcement, and other general aspects of IP law

Over the years, she has been personally responsible for esteemed portfolio’s like Mars, Nike, Department of Atomic Energy, Indian Oil Corporation, Coke, Nestle, Indian Institute of Technology, Sintex Industries, Pernod Ricard, Novartis AG, Bennett& Coleman Co. Ltd. (TIMES GROUP), Dabur Group, Modi Group, Godfrey Philips India (GPI), HCL, Wizcraft Entertainment, & Wave Group of Companies, to name a few.

Sangeeta is one of the oldest practicing Patent Agents in India. She herself specializes and looks after patenting inventions in the field of biotechnology. Her contribution in the field of patents has helped in the empanelment of the Firm with the Department of Atomic Energy (including 44 group/sister concerns), Indian Oil Corporation and Indian Institute of Technology.

She has been instrumental in the brand creation, brand management and strategic enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights for the Firm’s niche clients. Due to her overall domain-based knowledge of Intellectual Property Laws, Sangeeta has helped several organizations become LEAN IP Cells. Sangeeta also specializes in drafting and prosecuting patent applications worldwide.

Apart from rendering professional contribution, Sangeeta has been active in providing academic guidance to students of the IP subject. She has been an Associate Professor at the Indian Law Institute and Amity Law College on Intellectual Property Right Laws. She has also been associated with the Indian Law Institute as a visiting faculty member. She was chosen by the Government of India to give lectures on Intellectual Property Right Laws to judges of the lower/district judiciary.

Sangeeta has authored several articles which have been published in various IP journals, legal magazines (such as Lex Witness) and newspapers.

Qualifications

Member of the Supreme Court Bar Association;
Member of the Delhi High Court Bar Association
Visiting faculty member of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (ILI).

Memberships

International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Intellectual Property Attorneys Association

Mohit Goel
Partner

Mohit specializes in Dispute Resolution and Corporate-Commercial Transactions and Advisory. He has spearheaded several high-profile litigations in India He has been leading the firm’s dispute resolution team for over a decade now. In the recent past, he has advised & represented key and well-known clients and has conducted high profile litigations before the various High Courts and Supreme Court of India. In particular, Mohit has filed and prosecuted high-stake litigations before various fora, pertaining to Intellectual Property Rights Laws, Company Laws, Consumer Laws, Public Laws, Private International Laws, Foreign Investment Laws, amongst others.

Currently, Mohit and his team are assisting the Growers Association of the State of Madhya Pradesh in the now well-known Basmati Rice Geographical Indication Litigation before the GI Registrar and various other forums. Mohit, along with his team, is also assisting prosecution and trial of several patents, trademark copyright and design litigations being handled by the firm, especially the Standard Essential Patent (SEP) litigation.

Under the leadership of Mohit, the firm assisted large sized Russian hydropower company (which is the world’s third largest hydropower company), in setting up its business operations in India. The firm continues to act for them and for the joint venture company in India. Mohit is also currently advising a large-sized Russian government railways corporation in setting up business activities in India. He is also advising the Russian defence aviation corporation in seeking licences and permissions from the Indian government in terms of the new FDI rules allowing 100% investment in the Defence sector.

In addition to the above, Mohit has advised several fortune 500 companies in the sectors such as Telecommunications, FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Media & Entertainment, Energy, Defence, Railways, Large Scale Infrastructure, Hospitality, Real Estate, Services, amongst others.

Mohit started his professional career as an associate counsel in the chamber of Mr. Amarjit Singh Chandhiok (Senior Advocate & former Additional Solicitor General of India). Subsequently, Mohit joined as an associate with Jyoti Sagar Associates in the Dispute Resolution Team headed by Mr. Amar Gupta.

Memberships

Member of the Supreme Court Bar Association
Member of the Delhi High Court Bar Association
International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

Sidhant Goel
Partner

Sidhant heads the patent prosecution and dispute resolution team of the firm. He has also obtained an honours degree in Physics. Sidhant specializes in trial proceedings before Indian courts and Tribunals and prosecuting disputes through Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanisms. He has spearheaded several arbitrations for biggest corporates in India. He has also led several contentious litigations and domestic and international arbitrations.

Apart from his vast experience in patents, he is well versed with the other IP Laws.

His proficiency extends to rendering opinions on infringement analysis and FTO Opinions/Searches. Due to his domain knowledge of the IPR laws of Europe and U.S., Sidhant is able to mould a sound litigation strategy in contentious patent matters.

Currently, Sidhant and his team are spearheading the prosecution of the infringement and cancellation proceedings of the now well-known Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Litigation on behalf of mobile handset manufacturers. He is also leading the firm in prosecuting an extremely high stake and a multi-million-dollar infringement litigation on behalf of an American-Canadian company which is enforcing its “Pioneer” patents on Telecom Antennas against fellow American, European and Chinese companies. Sidhant is adept at even prosecuting invalidation actions.

Sidhant has attained the distinction of assisting American attorneys in successfully prosecuting and defending cancellation actions before the PTAB in the United States.

Sidhant has previously worked in the chambers of Mr. Gaurav Pachnanda (Senior Advocate and former Senior Additional Advocate General for the State of J&K). He assisted Mr. Pachnanda in several forums, including Supreme Court and arbitral tribunals, which included drafting pleadings and conducting trials.

Memberships

Member of the Supreme Court Bar Association
Member of the Delhi High Court Bar Association
International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

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The World Trademark Review 1000 Rankings 2020

Sim And San - Attorneys At Law is honoured to have been included in the recently published World Trademark Review 1000 : 2020 India Rankings in the Top Firms for Enforcement & Litigation and for Prosecution and Strategy.

Ms. Sangeeta Goel,Founding & Managing Partner, Sim And San - Attorneys At Law has been ranked as a leading attorney for Prosecution and Strategy while Mr. Mohit Goel, Partner, Sim And San - Attorneys At Law has been ranked as a leading attorney for Enforcement and Litigation.

The World Trademark Review 1000 Rankings 2019

Sim And San - Attorneys At Law is delighted to share its mention at The World Trademark Review 1000 Rankings 2019 where a wave of enthusiastic feedback propels seamlessly. In addition to the attorney rankings, the firm has been ranked in the Enforcement & Litigation and Prosecution & Strategy categories.

Ms. Sangeeta Goel, Founding & Managing Partner, Sim And San - Attorneys At Law, has been ranked as a leading Trademark Professional under Individuals: Prosecution and Strategy Category.

Mr. Mohit Goel, Partner, Sim And San - Attorneys At Law has been ranked as a Leading Trademark Professional under Individuals: Enforcement and Litigation Category.

The Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019 Rankings

The Benchmark Asia-Pacific Rankings 2019 went to press in May 2019, and rankings and stars lists have been published online. Benchmark Litigation was first published in 2008 covering the litigation and disputes markets in United States and Canada and has broadened its coverage to include Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America becoming a truly global guide.

Sim And San - Attorneys At Law has been Ranked as #4 in the International Arbitration Category. Additionally, the firm has been mentioned in the "Other Notable Firms" for Commercial and Transactions, and Intellectual Property.

Young and aspiring corporate law firm established in the Indian sub-continent.

Sim And San are our trusted legal advisers. I have had the privilege of working with the firm for the last 4 years while setting up my personal ventures with some fairly complex requirements. Quite a few things stood out from the first day of interactions itself that made our experience very different from our earlier legal endeavours. Their competence level to handle complex issues, communication and responsiveness surpass our expectations. Although Sim And San attends to all our overall legal issues, they specialize in Commercial Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Law and Corporate-Commercial Transaction Advisory. Their knowledge base as far as global IPR aspects are concerned, is excellent. As an entrepreneur, having a firm like Sim And San represent our growing brands has been critical for the success of our company. They are a young and aspiring corporate law firm established in the Indian sub-continent with global business experience and knowledge. They are indeed a one-stop shop for all legal, corporate and IPR requirements. I would whole-heartedly recommend working with them to my friends and colleagues.

Ajay Bindroo, CEO
Clasico Brands UK Limited

Fantastic business acumen apart from legal insight.

Sim And San are a full-service law firm with a team of accomplished attorneys. They are our trusted advisors for trade mark matters, commercial litigation, arbitrations, IPR, and other legal matters. Apart from legal insight, the Partners have a fantastic business acumen and commercial understanding. It is this combination of trial skills, forthrightness in their opinions, pro-activeness and business practicality that separates them from other law firms. We highly recommend Sim And San and the team they possess.

Pradeep Bagry
Gionee India Private Limited

Confident and professional commercial litigation and trial attorneys.

Attorneys at Sim And San are confident and professional commercial litigation and trial attorneys. They successfully managed and prosecuted our company’s trademark portfolio. I trusted them to protect our business and they exceeded all my expectations. I am very pleased with my civil litigation results and would highly recommend Sim And San to represent the best interests of any person/entity.

Suresh Kumar, Vice President
United Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

An experienced team with youthful exuberance and desire.

Sim And San have been our brand’s trusted legal advisors for the past 4 years. They have been handling diverse legal issues and needs, including resolving commercial disputes and arbitrations, prosecuting our IP/trademark portfolio and also advising us on complex corporate issues. I can certainly say that Sim And San’s specialization extends to Commercial Dispute Resolution, Arbitrations, and Intellectual Property Law. Their international associate base and knowledge of other jurisdictions are excellent. As an international brand of great repute which is expanding its wings into multiple jurisdictions, we have always desired to work with young and dynamic legal teams who can offer us all services under one roof and can be contacted at any time of the day. Their team’s competence, communication, and responsiveness have always exceeded our expectations. Their team is experienced and has the youthful exuberance and desire. I wish them luck in their desire to expand their operations internationally.

Eli Haddad, Owner
Lifestyle Equities C.V. (Beverly Hills Polo Club)

Unparalleled commitment and integrity.

Besides experience, Sim And San bring a reputation for unparalleled commitment and integrity. To us, that reputation is priceless.

Alexander Trishin, Director
RusHydro International AG

Specializes in commercial litigation, IP law and corporate-commercial transaction advisory.

Sim And San has been my go to law firm for the past 8 years for all my legal needs, including dispute resolution, arbitration, corporate-commercial transaction advisory, policy decisions, and IPR. I have worked with them while setting up all my high-profile collaborations and JV’s with large-sized international companies. They have not only handled small issues but also taken excellent care of complex legal issues concerning international law. I would certainly say that Sim And San specializes in Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law and Corporate-Commercial Transaction Advisory, with sound knowledge of other national jurisdictions. I have and continue to recommend them to my friends and colleagues internationally.

Brojen Baruah, Director
RusHydro International India Private Limited

An absolute privilege to work with Sim And San.

It has been an absolute privilege to work with Sim And San to resolve our company’s diverse legal needs, which included, prosecution of our contentious and non-contentious patent issues in the High Court of Delhi as well as before the IPAB. Drawing from my experience of working with the firm for the past 9 years, I can certainly say that Sim And San’s specialization extends to Commercial Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property Law. A public limited company of the stature of Sintex always requires prompt services, which Sim And San has been providing successfully for many years now. I have always wished the best for the teams headed by Mr. Mohit Goel and Mr. Sidhant Goel. I recommend them to anyone looking for prompt, efficient and effective legal advice.

Harendra Patel, Dy. GM (Excise & Legal Affairs)
Sintex Industries Ltd.

Competent to deal with complex contentious legal and technical issues.

From the beginning of the year 2014, we have been working with Sim And San for the prosecution of our Patent litigations in India and for soliciting their advice on key contentious issues and even on our contentious matters before the US Patents & Trade Mark Appellate Board. The work they prosecute for us involves complex questions of patent law and recovery of damages. Their Patent team has ably demonstrated their competence to deal with complex contentious legal and technical issues concerning these matters. I can only say that it has been a pleasure working with a responsive and effective legal team in India.