Patents


SNA’s patent attorneys have strong technical background and expertise in handling patent cases relating to all areas of technology including mechanical, electrical, electronic, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology areas. SNA’s Patents Department is responsible for reviewing technical literature provided by clients, drafting of patent specifications; filing and prosecution of patent applications in every country of the world, patent searches and opinions on patentability, patent validity, freedom to operate and infringements. SNA is involved in drafting a large number of patent specifications for its domestic and some of its overseas clients. It is also engaged in conducting opposition proceedings for many of its overseas clients and also involved in several high profile contentious matters before various courts in India. SNA also files and prosecutes patent applications on instructions from several in house counsels as well as leading law Firms across the world. SNA has a healthy mix of domestic and international clientele and is exposed to and aware of the latest developments in most jurisdictions of the world.