Specialist Arguing Counsel for High-Stakes Patent Oppositions, High Court Appeals & Cross-Border Disputes

Combining over two decades of technical specification drafting with doctrinal statutory advocacy. Representing clients in contentious Indian Patent Office (IPO) oppositions, Delhi High Court IP Division (DHC-IPD) appellate litigation, and complex patentability challenges.

Bar Enrolment
Advocate, High Court of Delhi (D/2462/2024)
Patent Registration
Registered Patent Agent (INPA-1900)
Academic Pedigree
Cardozo Law School IP LL.M. (NYC) | B.E. (Mech)
Published Treatise
Author, "Patently Obvious COMMA" (2023)

Core Practice Focus

Contentious Patent Oppositions

Lead oral advocacy and technical claim construction for Section 25(1) pre-grant representations and Section 25(2) post-grant oppositions before the Indian Patent Office, supported by auxiliary claim strategy.

Section 25(1) & 25(2)

High Court IPD Appellate Litigation

Appellate mandates under Section 117A against Controller refusal orders, statutory writ petitions, commercial patent infringement actions, and counter-revocation proceedings before the Delhi High Court IP Division.

DHC-IPD Appeals

Technical Drafting & Complex Prosecution

Forensic patent specification drafting across deep-tech, telecom (5G/SEP), software/CRI, and mechanical domains, alongside overcoming Section 16 divisional hurdles and Section 57–59 amendment bars.

22+ Years Trajectory

Software & CRI Patentability

Deconstructing US 35 U.S.C. § 101 Alice/Mayo Step 2B inquiries and Indian Section 3(k) 'further technical effect' rules to construct hardware-nexus claims that survive administrative scrutiny.

Section 3(k) & CRI

High-Stakes Trademark Litigation

Commercial trademark infringement suits, passing-off actions, ex-parte search orders, rectification proceedings, and domain name disputes (INDRP/UDRP).

Brand Enforcement

Commercial Patent Valuation

CPVA-certified economic asset valuation (Cost, Income/DCF, and Royalty Relief methodologies) for M&A due diligence, licensing negotiations, and venture defense.

CPVA Certified

Doctrinal Scholarship & Research Hub

Published Treatise: Patently Obvious COMMA (2023)

An exhaustive 140-page statutory commentary deconstructing Section 16(1) divisionals, Section 59(1) claim amendments, and two-tier examination under the Indian Patents Act, 1970. Deposited in the permanent collection of the WIPO Knowledge Center in Geneva.

SSRN Working Paper Series & Statutory Deconstructions

Reconciling India's 'Dual-Gate' Inventive Step Architecture with TRIPS Footnote 5 and PCT Article 33(3)

A statutory, grammatical, and comparative analysis of Section 2(1)(ja) resolving the 'technical advance' vs. 'obviousness' conflation in Indian patent examination and proving the statutory supersession of Biswanath Prasad Radhey Shyam (1978).

SSRN Abstract ID: 7543080  |  Access SSRN Working Paper →

Decoding India's Dual-Gate Patent Architecture: Section 2(1)(ja) vs. US 35 U.S.C. §§ 101/103

Comparative analysis illustrating how Section 2(1)(ja) fuses US § 101 utility standards with § 103 non-obviousness inquiries, providing foreign counsel with a procedural roadmap for overcoming FER rejections.

Under Editorial Review at IPWatchdog & SpicyIP

About the Chambers

Chambers of Gaurav Arora operates on an independent, barrister-style chambers model prioritizing selective, high-stakes mandates over volume prosecution. Rather than functioning as a high-volume filing agency, the practice is led directly by Gaurav Arora as lead arguing counsel, supported by a dedicated execution team for research, drafting, and trial preparation.

Uniting over 22 years of total technical and legal depth (including over two decades in high-density patent specification drafting across software, telecommunications, automotive, and mechanical systems), the chambers provides foreign law firms, corporate directors, and tech enterprises with independent, conflict-free representation before the Indian Patent Office and Indian courts.

Directory Details & Contact

Lead Practitioner

Gaurav Arora
Advocate & Registered Patent Agent

Chambers Address

P-123, Sector - XI, NOIDA
Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP – 201301, India

Direct Inquiries

Email: [email protected]
Tel: +91 7838 040 796
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Statutory Credentials

Enrolment: D/2462/2024 (Bar Council of Delhi)
Patent Agent: INPA-1900 (CGPDTM)