The team at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan  offers full-service intellectual property support to a range of clients, including pharma, biotech, and medical device producers. The firm advises clients on patent applications, drafting and prosecution proceedings, and handles IP litigation, cross-border commercial and branding issues, as well as contentious trade and anti-dumping proceedings. Mumbai-based Malathi Lakshmikumaran leads the team, and is an experienced patent practitioner, handling the full range of patent work, and notably specialising in the field of biodiversity as relates to drug production. Prashant Phillips in New Dehli focuses on patent prosecution and litigation, and has practiced in the US.

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Key clients

  • BASF
  • MERCK
  • Monsanto Technology LLC
  • Regeneron
  • L'Oreal
  • Indian Institute of Science
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
  • EPL
  • IIT Delhi
  • Omya International AG

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Malathi Lakshmikumaran

Other key lawyers

Prashant Phillips