Hemant Singh is the founder and managing partner of Inttl Advocare, and one of India’s most seasoned intellectual property litigators. A registered patent agent, he was admitted to the bar in 1984 and brings more than four decades of experience in handling complex and high-stakes IP disputes across courts in India.

Singh has appeared in more than 2,500 IP litigations, with deep expertise in patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, and related rights. His work spans technically and legally challenging issues, including claim construction, inventive step and obviousness in patent matters; prior use versus overseas brand ownership; fair use and comparative advertising in trademark disputes; protection of shape marks and the exclusion of functional features; parallel imports; and prosecution history estoppel across IP regimes.

He advises and represents a diverse global clientele, including several Fortune 100 and 500 companies, across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, FMCG, food and beverages, liquor, fashion and garments, cosmetics, software, telecommunications, media, electronics, automobiles, and biotechnology.