About Us

• Forbes India cites BananaIP’s Dr. Kalyan Kankanala in the article “India’s Startups Are Filing More Patents Than Ever Before – Here’s Why”.
• The Hindu has Dr. Kalyan Kankanala’s thoughts on patents in an article titled “There is a Rush for Patents”.
• BananaIP’s Senior Partner, Vinita Radhakrishnan’s article on “Pharmaceutical IP in India: Unique Challenges” was published by Pharma Bio World.
• BananaIP’s Senior Partner, Vinita Radhakrishnan was quoted in an article on DNA titled “The Patent Way to Innovation – Do Increased Patent Applications Indicate a Rise in Innovation in the Startup Sector?”.
• The Telegraph quotes BananaIP’s Dr. Kalyan Kankanala in the article “Image Conscious – Celebrities have become aggressive about protecting their personality rights”.

Over the last 18 years, BananaIP’s team has published ten books, dozens of law review articles, opinions, and blog posts. Their writings are regularly cited around the world in books, articles, and policy documents.

Select Citations

• BananaIP’s Managing Partner’s work is cited inthe article “A Quantitative Approach to Determining Patentable Subject Matter” in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology.
• Kalyan Kankanala from BananaIP is cited in the book “Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights: Legal and Social Implications” authored by Kshitij Kumar Singh and published by Springer.
• BananaIP’s IP publication is cited in the book “Indigenous Intellectual Property, A Handbook of Contemporary Research” edited by Matthew Rimmer and published by Edward Elgar.
• BananaIP’s IP publication is cited in the book “Patent Law & Intellectual Property in the Medical Field” by Rashmi Aggarwal and Rajinder Kaur, published by IGI Global.
• BananaIP’s Managing Partner is cited inthe book “Managing Intellectual Property: The Strategic Imperative” by Vinod V. Sople and published by PHI Learning.

BananaIP’s senior partners are recognized as leading attorneys and experts in IP law, patent law, and entertainment law, and their work is well recognized and acknowledged by industry leaders, inhouse counsels, and academics.

Select Accolades and Honors

• BananaIP is acknowledged and mentioned as a leading/premier IP firm by credible publications, websites, and experts.
• BananaIP’s Dr. Kalyan Kankanala was appointed as the national expert on IP by United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to advise SMEs in India.
• BananaIP’s partners Dr. Kalyan Kankanala and Sanjeeth Hegde were recognized as Super IP Lawyers, and their interviews were published on the SL portal.
• Kalyan Kankanala was recently appointed to the advisory board of Centre of IP Excellence and Standards at National Law School, Bangalore.
• BananaIP’s publication, Intellepedia, is consistently ranked among the Top 10 IP blogs and resources in the world.
• BananaIP’s partners are listed among the top IP thought leaders in India.
• BananaIP’s senior partners were featured among the most promising young IP professionals in several books and publications.

Select Recognitions and Rankings

• BananaIP is recognised as a top IP firm by clients, scholars, and IP professionals across the world.
• BananaIP has been referred as a Top IP Firm in India by Success and Ability in one of its exclusive features in 2019.
• BananaIP has been ranked as a Top Patent and Trade Mark Firm of 2019 by SI magazine.
• BananaIP’s Senior Partner, Nitin Nair, received Dossier of Excellence for his work in patent law from QO in 2019.
• BananaIP’s Senior Partner, Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan, has been ranked among the top five women patent attorneys in India.
• BananaIP’s Managing Partner, Dr. Kalyan Kankanala, has been ranked among the top IP thought leaders in the country.