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AZB & Partners

Intellectual Property

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : India


AZB & Partners

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About

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The intellectual property practice at AZB provides services across the lifecycle of intellectual property rights, from creation and protection, to monetisation and enforcement, across prosecution, transactional and advisory and enforcement and litigation. Located in India’s major business and knowledge hubs makes for seamless representation before all the prominent courts, tribunals and customs offices. Our deep understanding of business realities, regulatory environments within which our clients operate, coupled with our pan–India team of technically qualified and highly ranked lawyers, makes the intellectual property offering at AZB compelling.

Our dynamic team brings a wealth of experience and diverse skill sets that complement each other, pooling resources from across offices to ensure that our clients get the best possible advice. At AZB, we believe in the overall development of our lawyers and encourage even the most junior level associates, who interact directly with the clients.

We have an enviable track record of being prompt, practical, yet detail–oriented, and provide some of the most nuanced and holistic intellectual property advice in the market. AZB is the preferred choice for IP matters, especially in complex and high–stake intellectual property transactions as well as litigations, which often require varied and diverse skillsets and creative, innovative strategies.

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Intellectual Property - India

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

AZB & Partners houses a team with expertise across a wide range of IP mandates, working primarily across the Delhi, Mumbai and Gurugram offices. The team is capable of advising on prosecution, portfolio management, brand licensing and litigation mandates pertaining to trade mark, copyright, patent and domain names. The IP department represents a domestic and international clientele operating in the retail, pharmaceutical and financial industries.

Work Highlights

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  • AZB & Partners advised BlackRock on the IP aspects of its acquisition of Preqin Holdings and Indian subsidiary Preqin India including IP due diligence and data privacy aspects of the deal.

Strengths

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  • They are tenacious, and I have yet to see this team give up or say no. They vigorously pursue their clients' interests and have made the seemingly impossible happen for us.

    Intellectual Property respondentAsia-Pacific
  • We appreciate their depth of knowledge, excellent drafting, communication skills and prompt updates and assistance.

    Intellectual Property respondentAsia-Pacific
  • AZB are knowledgeable, cost-effective, prompt and proactive.

    Intellectual Property respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Nandan Pendsey
    Band 3Nandan Pendsey

    Nandan Pendsey

    Nandan Pendsey in Mumbai is a well-reputed practitioner with broad expertise in the IP field. His areas of focus include patent and trade mark litigation and enforcement work. He also advises on transactional IP work.

  • Band 4Akhilesh Kumar Rai
    Band 4Akhilesh Kumar Rai

    Akhilesh Kumar Rai

    Akhilesh Kumar Rai is a senior partner in the firm's Delhi office. He has experience advising clients on the IP aspects of large M&A transactions, and is also well-versed in other areas including prosecution and portfolio management work.
    • Akhilesh is a very practical and knowledgeable attorney.

      Intellectual Property respondentAsia-Pacific
    • He is fast, thoughtful, practical and provides realistic and actionable advice.

      Intellectual Property respondentAsia-Pacific
    • We really enjoy working with Akhilesh.

      Intellectual Property respondentAsia-Pacific

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