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SS Rana & Co has two ISO certificates – ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 – to vouch for its high quality of work. Aside from the popular jurisdictions like the United States, Europe and East Asia, the outfit offers patent filings in countries such as Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. Managing partner Vikrant Rana has over 20 years of experience and is the name to have on speed dial.
SS Rana & Co, established in 1989, is a leading full-service IP and corporate law firm with a well-established and highly recognised IP law practice in India.
The firm’s team consists of over 75 professionals (including patent professionals), eight partners and a total staff of more than 170.
Its clients include more than 1,500 Indian companies, Fortune 500 corporations, multinationals, start-ups and grass root innovators across diverse industries. The firm assists its clients in drafting, filing and prosecuting IP applications, as well as successfully securing their IP rights in India, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries and globally.
Managing partner Vikrant Rana is registered as an IP facilitator with the Indian Patent Office and has assisted several start-ups in the filing and prosecution of their IP rights.
Government and international organisations and universities, including the Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council, the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Department of Science and Technology, the Patent Facilitating Centres, the Patent Information Centres, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Small-Scale Industries, the Confederation of Indian Industry, WIPO, the Energy and Resources Institute, IIM Ahmedabad and Banaras Hindu University, all frequently invite the firm’s partners and associates as panellists or to share their thoughts on a myriad of IP matters at conferences and seminars conducted by these organisations.
Holding an ISO 27001:2013 certification (Global Standard for Information Security Management System) and an ISO 9001:2015 certification (Global Standard for Quality Management Principles), these form the foundation of the firm’s quality promise to its clients.
Practice areas
Intellectual property rights practices:
- searching, drafting, filing, prosecuting, renewing and maintaining trademark, patent, design, copyright and geographical indication applications;
- patent drafting, patentability searches (freedom to operate, prior art, landscape), pre- and post-grant opposition, rectification and invalidation;
- brand protection, watch, enforcement actions, border measures, IP audits, licensing, franchising, acquisitions;
- cancellations, recovery and acquisition of domain names (actions through the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy); and
- IP enforcement actions, civil and criminal raids, customs and border seizures.
Litigation and dispute resolution:
- civil and criminal litigation;
- administrative actions;
- information technology and cyberspace;
- commercial disputes;
- arbitration;
- bankruptcy and insolvency;
- banking and insurance;
- maritime and admirality;
- MSME complaints;
- debt recovery;
- consumer complaints;
- civil property disputes;
- labour laws and service matters;
- real estate and construction;
- immigration;
- family law;
- partition and succession;
- anti-counterfeiting; and
- writ petitions.
Corporate practices:
- corporate due diligence and valuations;
- market entry strategising;
- business registrations and licensing;
- contracts and negotiation;
- regulatory compliances;
- labour law compliances;
- Prevention of Sexual Harassment policy and code of conduct;
- IP commercialisation;
- IT (data leakage and prevention);
- legal metrology, labelling and packaging laws;
- employer issue management;
- advertisement, media and entertainment laws;
- Trade Licences;
- Health Trade Licences;
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and food laws;
- LED signage and licences; and
- media and entertainment.
Thought leadership
The firm’s dedication to research has been instrumental in creating thought leadership in various areas of law and public policy. The firm’s website, accessible at www.ssrana.in, is a window to legal developments on various legal subjects.
The firm’s research team has also authored and published several e-books in these areas:
- best practices in IP prosecution;
- gaming laws;
- consumer laws;
- advertising law;
- anti-counterfeiting laws;
- intermediary liability;
- insurance laws in India;
- public interest litigation in India; and
- divorce laws.
Awards and accolades:
- WTR 1000 – Recommended Firm for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022;
- Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 – IP Star;
- Chambers Asia Pacific 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 – Leading Firm;
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 – Leading Firm;
- IAM Patent 1000 – Recommended Firm – 2020, 2021 and 2022 editions;
- ‘Excellent Contribution in the Field of Patents’ by Social Talks – SS Rana & Co, 2020;
- ‘Excellent Leadership in the Field of Patents’ by Social Talks – Vikrant Rana, 2020; and
- India Business Law Journal’s A Star List – Leading Individual – Vikrant Rana, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
CSR Initiative
IP4Kids, the firm’s CSR initiative, aims to spread awareness about IP and innovation among the younger generation. IP4Kids organises events throughout the year, such as essay writing, poster making and slogan writing for school and college students.
Diversity, equality and inclusion
The firm is constantly evolving, and diversity and inclusion are among the most important forces driving that evolution and reinvention. The firm’s commitment to diversity comes from its conviction that reaching a critical mass of women and underrepresented minorities in its workforce brings ample benefits.
Inclusion means ensuring that all employees are, and feel, free to bring their full selves to work, offer their true and unguarded perspectives, and find a welcoming and inviting place for those ideas. True change is made through both diversity and inclusion. Together, these concepts are transforming and defining the firm’s culture and how everyone works together at SS Rana & Co.
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