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Safir Anand

Senior Partner - Anand and Anand

Safir Anand is head of Anand And Anand’s trademark, entertainment and contractual law practices. Mr Anand is a business-centric practitioner, overseeing more than 6,000 clients which include individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, multinationals, universities, research organisations, embassies and consulates, Indian corporate leaders, celebrities and management agencies, as well as federations including fashion, franchising, hospitality and garment alliances. His largest clients include Mars Incorporated, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever, Novartis, Abbott, Apple, Dell Computers, Microsoft, HSBC and Ford, together with Indian powerhouses such as Tata, Hero Honda and ICICI.

To support such a large client base, Mr Anand is ably assisted by a large support team working across three offices. Mr Anand advises on everything from internet strategies to product packaging to frameworks for structuring royalty payments. He also strategises for a number of Indian companies with respect to their ownership structures and global expansion programmes.

Mr Anand has represented clients in over 2,500 opposition cases and has been involved in many negotiations and settlements. He has represented various foreign multinationals in seeking government approval for royalty payments under various licence arrangements, and has facilitated several licensing deals including technology transfers, ownership structures, franchising models and due diligence.

His practice areas are trademarks; agreements and contractual law; franchising and licensing; character merchandising; advertising and labelling law; IP audits; IP issues in mergers and acquisitions; due diligence; oppositions; rectifications; IP laws involving individuals and copyright law. He is a member of the Bar Council of India; the Delhi High Court Bar Association; the International Bar Association; the Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association; the Centre for International Legal Studies (honorary life member); the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; the Luxury Society; and the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel (International Committee member).

Mr Anand is a frequent speaker on IP issues at conferences around the world and writes regularly for publications such as International Asset Management and Mondaq.

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Anand and Anand

First Channel Building
Plot 17A
Sector 16A
Film City
Noida
201301
India

E: safir@anandandanand.com
T: +91 120 405 9300
F: +91 120 424 3056
W: www.anandandanand.com

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