For the seventh consecutive year, K&S Partners has been recognized as a global leader in patent law by Intellectual Asset Management in its annual IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.
Ranked Practices are
- Highly Recommended Firm: Prosecution
- Gold Firm: Litigation
IAM describes K&S as a “reputable firm with high-quality attorneys… (who) are knowledgeable, proactive and competent.” They’ve also highlighted K&S’s technical and legal prowess, noting, “It (the firm) capably tackles complex issues across a variety of industries, from molecular biology to nanotechnology and pharmaceuticals, facilitated by the fact that 90% of its patent professionals have a technical background.”
Additionally, twelve of K&S’s partners have been individually acknowledged for their exceptional contributions to the field of intellectual property (IP). The IAM Patent 1000 is a globally respected directory that identifies 1000 top-tier IP professionals worldwide across more than 80 jurisdictions.
Ranked attorneys are:
Highly Recommended Individuals: Prosecution
Recommended Individuals: Prosecution
- Anand Choubey
- Anupam Trivedi
- Deepa K Tiku
- Durgesh Mukharya
- Gopinath AS
- Goutam Bhattacharya
- Himanshu Chawla
- Jyoti Sagar
- Madhusudan ST
- Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari
Individuals: Litigation & Transactions
Managing Partner Ravi Bhola and Partner and Practice Lead, Chem-Pharma, Amrish Tiwari have been recognized as Highly-recommended Individuals in Prosecution’. IAM praised Ravi as “a technically minded prosecution expert” and Amrish was highlighted as “highly sought after by clients” and commended for “his all-around excellence in the prosecution and contentious space.”
Founder and Chairman, Jyoti Sagar, Partner and Member of Management Committee, Dr. Deepa K Tiku, Partner and Patent Chair Dr. Goutam Bhattacharyya, Partner and Litigation Chair Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari, Partner and Practice Lead, Electronics and Engineering, Madhusudan ST, Partner, Anupam Trivedi, Partner, Anand Choubey, Partner, Durgesh Mukharya, Partner, Gopinath A S and Partner Himanshu Chawla are recognized as ‘Recommended Individuals in Prosecution’. Sanjeev and Amrish have also been recognized as Individuals in Litigation and Transaction, for their contributions.
IAM lauds Jyoti Sagar as a “Luminary” with over 50 years of IP experience and a commitment to philanthropic efforts. An inventor herself, Dr. Deepa is acknowledged for “dispensing insightful advice to domestic and international life sciences players.”
Life Science Patent specialist Dr. Goutam was recognized by clients to be “very experienced and knowledgeable” in terms of patent prosecution. While IAM recognizes Sanjeev is recognized for his expertise in “handling contentious proceedings before courts of all levels but also has a knack for resolving matters amicably, where possible.” IAM highlights Anand’s exceptional expertise in “non-contentious matters…from autonomous driving systems to non-destructive testing,” while Anupam ‘s expertise in “drafting, prosecution, and opposition across various engineering fields” were highlighted by IAM’s note.
Gopinath is lauded by IAM as “adept at managing cutting-edge technologies such as 3D printing,” with a source recommending him for his “expertise and business-oriented advice.” Madhusudan is praised for ” developing tailored solutions in advanced fields like 5G, robotics, AI, blockchain, and IoT.”
IAM describes Durgesh as ” life sciences, chemistry and material sciences virtuoso…renowned for his proficiency in drafting and prosecuting patents in industries such as genetic engineering and bioinformatics.” Himanshu is noted as a ” Highly sought after by a wide-ranging clientele… adept at handling non-contentious matters in complex technical fields, including IoT, fintech, cloud computing, 5G, and blockchain.”
Ravi has been consistently ranked for seven years. Dr. Deepa and Amrish have each secured their places for six consecutive years. Dr. Goutam has been recognized for five consecutive years. Sanjeev has achieved recognition over five years. Additionally, Gopinath, Anand, Anupam, Jyoti, and Madhusudan have been continuously winning since 2023. New to the list, Himanshu Chawla and Durgesh Mukharya have been ranked this year, i.e. 2024.
K&S Partners is honored to receive these accolades. Celebrating the firm’s 30th anniversary, these recognitions reaffirm the firm’s commitment to providing exemplary IP services to its clients globally.
The IAM Patent 1000 is the leading resource for identifying top patent professionals and firm-wide private practice patent expertise in key jurisdictions globally.
Read more about K&S’s practice at IAM’s website – https://www.iam-media.com/rankings/patent-1000/profile/firm/ks-partners