Krishnamurthy and Co

Intellectual Property

Senior PartnerNikhil is an IP attorney with 25 years of experience in IP Litigation, Prosecution, Licensing, Enforcement and Strategy. Nikhil has advised on M&E issues for a range of clients including music publishers, record labels, film producers, intermediaries, radio stations, performers, actors and models.

Nikhil is a Senior Partner in K Law’s Bengaluru office. Nikhil has been with K Law since 2006. Prior to joining K Law, Nikhil started his career at Anand & Anand, Delhi and gradually moved up to being a Partner.

He has managed the IP enforcement portfolios of several luxury brands and software companies.

He has also advised on various niche Information Technology issues and represented the plaintiffs in matters of electronic trespass and hacking.

He has been recognized as Top 100 Individual Lawyers by the Forbes India Legal Powerlist 2021, as Super 50 Lawyers and Top TMT / Fintech Lawyers in India by ALB, 2021. Further, Nikhil has been featured in the Asialaw Profiles India 2021, been recognised as one of the Top 15 IP Lawyers for India by Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters), 2020, and been recognised by AsiaIP as one of the coveted IP Experts for India, 2020. He is regarded as one of the “top guys in the Bangalore market” for IP advice by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific, 2019. He is also considered a ‘Market - Leading Lawyer’ for Intellectual Property, IT, Telco & Media by Asia law Leading Lawyers, 2016 and as a ‘Leading IP Lawyer’ by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific, 2016. Nikhil has been included in the ‘40 Under 45 Leading Lawyers in India’ by Indian Lawyer 250, 2016

English, Kannada, Hindi

Bar Council of Delhi

Delhi High Court Bar Association

Asian Patent Attorneys’ Association (APAA)

International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL), UK

B.A LL.B., (Hons.) National Law School of India University, Bangalore