Binny Kalra
Binny Kalra
Partner
Binny Kalra
Partner

Binny Kalra is a practitioner of intellectual property laws. Her current practice focuses on intellectual property advice and domestic and international trademark prosecution, while she continues to supervise the firm’s civil commercial litigation and dispute resolution strategy.

In a previous role where she was a senior partner and head of litigation, Binny regularly appeared before Indian courts for over two decades, during which time she was a part of several path-breaking cases for IP jurisprudence.

She has advised numerous multinational and domestic companies in their enforcement and legal strategy in India, collaborated with numerous reputed international law firms in multi-jurisdictional disputes and has provided critical risk assessment and mitigation advice, including in sensitive POSH cases. Her clients currently include Brown Forman, Qualcomm, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Del Monte Fresh, IndiGo Airlines, Godrej & Boyce, King Koil, Oberoi Hotels, among others. She has also served as an arbitrator on the INDRP panel for two terms.

Binny is also a trademark and patent owner and will happily tell the story of how this came about.

Representative Matters
  • Spearheading projects related to complex IP transactions, audits, portfolio landscaping and due diligence.
  • In current and previous roles, advised companies such as Burger King, Oberoi Hotels, Choice Hotels, Bajaj Consumer, Cosmos Corporation, Amway, Bata, Blue Cross Blue Shield Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive, Mars Inc., Hindustan Unilever, William Grant & Sons, Hilton Hotels, Renaissance Hotels in complex trademark litigation.
  • In a previous role, represented companies like Enercon GmbH, Kaplan, Ziff Davis in license termination disputes.
  • In a previous role, extensively advised LinkedIn, Apple, Ferrero, Danone, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sandoz, Novartis, Sandvik, Volvo, on trademark strategy.
  • In a previous role, advised and represented noted designers such as Ritu Kumar and Satyapaul in copyright enforcement campaigns.
Education
  • Punjab University (B.A., 1987)
  • Campus Law Centre, Delhi University (LL.B., 1990)
Admissions
  • Bar Council of Delhi (1990)
Prior Work Experience
  • Anand and Anand, New Delhi
Awards
  • Ranked by Who’s Who Legal since 2017
  • Ranked as an IP Expert by AsiaIP, 2022
  • Mentioned as trademark attorney of note and ranked in the Silver Tier in the WTR 1000 Rankings, 2024
  • Mentioned as a notable practitioner and ranked in Band 4 in Intellectual Property: Litigation in the Chambers and Partners Rankings, 2024