World Trademark Review has named Arpit Kalra, Associate Partner at S.S. Rana & Co., a recommended individual for India in the WTR 1000 2025. Arpit leads the firm’s trademark litigation team, and his recognition sits alongside the WTR 1000 2025 rankings of Managing Partners Vikrant Rana and Lucy Rana and Associate Partner Rupin Chopra.
About the WTR 1000
World Trademark Review is a specialist publication on trademarks and brands as business assets. Its WTR 1000 focuses exclusively on trademark practice and identifies the leading trademark firms and individuals in jurisdictions around the world.
Who qualifies: Private practice trademark firms and practitioners are assessed in each jurisdiction on the quality of their work and their standing in the market.
How individuals are chosen: WTR’s researchers gather the views of trademark practitioners and their clients, and review submissions on the matters firms have handled, to identify the professionals who stand out.
The format: Firms and individuals are placed in tiers, from gold and silver to bronze and recommended, and ranked separately for prosecution and strategy and for enforcement and litigation.
What the recognition reflects
Leading trademark litigation: Arpit heads S.S. Rana & Co.’s trademark litigation team, handling trademark infringement, passing off and design disputes for Indian and international brand owners, including Fortune 500 companies.
Action against counterfeiters: His team obtains injunctions from High Courts and carries out civil raids under them, in Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra, to stop counterfeit goods, seize stock and preserve evidence.
Settling disputes faster: He has filed numerous pre-institution mediation matters before the Delhi High Court, using the process to settle IP disputes quickly and secure enforceable settlements while cutting time and cost for clients.
Protection beyond India: He advises on trademark protection across India, the SAARC countries and major jurisdictions including the United States, Europe, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Trademark enforcement in India
Pre-institution mediation: Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 requires a commercial suit that does not seek urgent interim relief to go through mediation before it is filed. In trademark disputes, a well-run mediation can produce a binding settlement within months.
Urgent relief: Where infringement is ongoing, brand owners can seek ex parte injunctions, and High Courts can appoint local commissioners to visit premises, seize infringing goods and record evidence.
Online enforcement: Enforcement now extends to e-commerce platforms, social media and infringing domain names, where takedowns, dynamic injunctions and .IN domain complaints complement court action.
About Arpit Kalra
Arpit Kalra is an Associate Partner at S.S. Rana & Co., a full-service IP and corporate law firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in New Delhi, and has been a key member of the firm for more than a decade.
Approach: He helps clients strategise, protect, enforce and monetise their IP, with a client-centred, practical approach and close attention to detail.
Professional bodies: He is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), AIPPI, the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) and the International Bar Association (IBA).
IP education: He conducts IPR workshops at colleges and universities across India on IP protection, enforcement and international trademark prosecution.
WTR 1000 2025 recognition at S.S. Rana & Co.
| Individual | Recognition | Edition |
| Arpit Kalra, Associate Partner | Recommended individual | 2025 |
| Vikrant Rana, Managing Partner | Silver: prosecution and strategy; enforcement and litigation | 2025 |
| Lucy Rana, Managing Partner | Recommended individual | 2025 |
| Rupin Chopra, Associate Partner | Recommended individual | 2025 |
Read about SSRANA’s partners in the WTR 1000 2025, and the 2025 rankings of Vikrant Rana, Lucy Rana and Rupin Chopra. See Arpit’s WTR 1000 profile and the firm’s IP litigation and anti-counterfeiting practice. Each recognition is recorded on our Awards page.
We congratulate Arpit and the trademark litigation team on this recognition, and thank our clients, colleagues and peers for their continued trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
WTR 1000 Arpit Kalra 2025
Yes. Arpit Kalra, Associate Partner at S.S. Rana & Co., is a recommended individual for India in the WTR 1000 2025.
The WTR 1000 is World Trademark Review’s annual guide to the world’s leading trademark firms and practitioners. It focuses exclusively on trademark practice and ranks individuals and firms in each jurisdiction separately for prosecution and strategy and for enforcement and litigation.
He leads the firm’s trademark litigation team, handling trademark infringement, passing off and design disputes, anti-counterfeiting actions and enforcement for Indian and international brand owners, including Fortune 500 companies.
Under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, a commercial suit that does not seek urgent interim relief must first go through pre-institution mediation. Used well, it can settle trademark disputes quickly and produce a settlement with the force of an arbitral award.
In counterfeiting cases, a High Court can appoint local commissioners to visit the defendant’s premises, seize infringing goods and preserve evidence, often alongside an ex parte injunction. These orders give brand owners immediate relief against counterfeiters.
Managing Partner Vikrant Rana is ranked in the Silver tier, and Managing Partner Lucy Rana and Associate Partner Rupin Chopra are recommended individuals.
Write to info@ssrana.com with a short description of your matter, and the firm will connect you with him.
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