IP Expert

Overview

Rahul is the managing partner and co-founder of Beruar & Beruar LLP and leads the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. With over 22 years of experience, Rahul has advised and offered innovative solutions to his clients spread across industries, including automotive, hospitality, software, publishing, apparel and healthcare, inter alia in strengthening their IP portfolio and pushing for stronger IP management and protection.

Since the beginning of his career in 2002, Rahul has represented the interests of both domestic as well as global industry leaders before all Courts across India as well as tribunals such as the Intellectual Property Appellate Board and quasi-judicial authorities, in civil and as well as criminal proceedings. Rahul has been actively involved in the anti-piracy campaign in India and spearheaded several investigations on behalf of software and publishing giants and has been reported as "One of the best copyright lawyer equipped to handle civil as well as criminal enforcement of Copyright" by the Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) IP Handbook.

In addition to IP enforcement, Rahul’s practice focuses on managing IP portfolio for a wide array of clients ranging from Fortune 200 companies to start-ups and entrepreneurs, including patent, trademark and copyright prosecution/procurement, domain name disputes and IP litigation. He has extensive experience in advising clients on brand management as well as assisting them in IP transactions.

Rahul also represents and advices various multi-national entities based outside India on IP issues arising under the Indian laws through strong and long-standing association inculcated during his early days of practice.

Some of the recent awards and recognitions bestowed upon Rahul include:

a. Featured in Top 100 Individual Lawyers by Forbes Legal Powerlist 2023.

b. Ranked as Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation 2020 - 2024.

c. Trademark Star, MIP IP Stars, 2019-2024

d. Copyright Star, MIP IP Stars, 2019-2024

e. Featured in India Super 50 Lawyers by Asian Legal Business, 2022 – 2024.

f. India IP Expert Top 100 – Trademarks, Copyright, Enforcement & Media Entertainment’ – Asia IP 2020 & 2021.

g. Ranked as Dispute Resolution Star by Benchmark Litigation 2019

h. Ranked among India’s Top 15 Dispute Lawyers by ALB Ranking 2019