Essenese Obhan

Practice Areas

Essenese Obhan is a managing partner and heads the IP practice at Obhan & Associates. Mr. Obhan is a lawyer and patent agent with a degree in mechanical engineering. His expertise includes contentious and non-contentious matters in the software, mechanical, pharma, chemical, plant variety, and telecom sectors.

Career

He has drafted, prosecuted, and litigated cases in the mechanical, chemical, pharmaceutical, software, telecommunication, and agricultural sectors. He has also been at the forefront of several high-stakes IP licensing and litigation matters in India, including- representing the Indian seed industry in their licensing dispute concerning genetically modified seeds, representing various Indian mobile manufacturers in their SEP discussions with SEP owners. He advises many companies, including some from the Fortune 500 and India’s leading businesses, on developing and managing their patent portfolios, IP strategy, and licensing.

Essenese Obhan has been recognized as a leading lawyer for IP by various publications, including Chambers Asia Pacific, Intellectual Asset Management, Managing Intellectual Property, Asialaw Profiles, and Legal 500.

Professional Memberships

FICPI, INTA, APAA, AIPPI, AIPLA, ECTA, GRUR & MARQUES

Publications

Obhan Essenese “Patent Attorney Privilege in India” WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of

Patents Thirty-Fifth Session (October 18, 2023); Obhan Essenese “No Secrets Possible in Public Domain” India Business Law Journal (July 11, 2023); Obhan Essenese “Speed the Best Prescription for Regulating E-Pharmacies in India” India Business Law Journal (April 11, 2023); Obhan Essenese “Transborder Reputation in India Means You Must Be Here” India Business Law Journal (March 8, 2023); Obhan Essenese “Suing AI Will Need Better Human Law” India Business Law Journal (January 13, 2023); Obhan Essenese “Patently Obvious That Errors Can Be Corrected” India Business Law Journal (August 4, 2022); Obhan Essenese “Online Advertising Must Not Overstep the Mark” India Business Law Journal (June 7, 2022); Obhan Essenese “FSSAI Notification Gives Major Boost to Hemp Industry” India Business Law Journal (March 30, 2022); Obhan Essenese “Hazards of Exporting Dual-Use Technology” India Business Law Journal (February 11, 2022); Obhan Essenese “What Is the Law Around Joint Patent Ownership in India” Managing IP Correspondent (September 10, 2019); Obhan Essenese “Copyright Irrelevant for Proving Use as Trademark” Mondaq (March 4, 2019); Obhan Essenese “Is Not-Working of A Patent in India Against Public Interest?” Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälten (February 2018); Obhan Essenese “Monsanto vs. Indian Seed Companies: Enforcement of Rejected Patent Claims” Spicy IP Patent, Plant Variety Protection (March 23, 2017); Obhan Essenese “Brand Enforcement: The Use of The Advertising Standards Council of India as An Effective Tool” World Intellectual Property Review (October 01, 2011); Obhan Essenese “Strategies for Assigning Patents” Managing Intellectual Property Strategies for Assigning Patents (September 01, 2009) ; Obhan Essenese “Software Patenting in India” Spicy IP Guest Post on Software Patenting in India (February 28, 2009)