Background

The CII Industrial Intellectual Property (IP) Awards 2025 aims at recognition and celebration of enterprises, which have championed IP generation and protection to fuel their business and economic growth. Since 2014, these awards have played a pivotal role in encouraging innovation-led growth across sectors by recognizing excellence in IP creation, protection, and commercialization.

Building on this legacy, CII has introduced a dedicated category for ‘Law firms’ under the CII Industrial IP Awards 2025, aimed at honouring outstanding contribution of law firms that have demonstrated exceptional performance in the field of IPR. The purpose of these awards is to encourage Law firms and support India’s journey towards a strong and robust IP-driven economy.

Registration

Highlights

    The CII Law Firm IP Awards for Patents recognizes:

  • Foster best practices in patent filing, prosecution, litigation, and advisory.
  • Celebrate law firms demonstrating excellence in client service and outcomes.
  • Promote visibility of legal leaders in India’s evolving IP ecosystem.

Award Categories

Category Eligibility Criterias
Large Law Firm (TITANS) More than 100 Cr
Mid-Size Law Firm (LEADERS) 25 to 100 Cr
Boutique/Small Law Firm (PIONEERS) 5 to 25 Cr

Categories

Estd. Pre-2005

We will be Recognizing the applicants in the following 3 bands:

PLATINUM

GOLD

SILVER

Estd. Post-2005

We will be Recognizing the applicants in the following 3 bands:

PLATINUM

GOLD

SILVER

Evaluation Process

Evaluation process will include:

Application Review & Validation - Assessment of firm’s performance via structured questionnaire
Expert Panel Assessment - Review by senior jurists, IP professionals, technical and legal experts
Client Feedback - Independent assessment from submitted client references.

Jury-based scoring across multiple parameters
Shortlisting and validation
Final selection by the CII Awards Committee

Eligibility

Indian law firms (boutique or full-service) that provide patent-related services are eligible.
Eligibility includes:

  • Any law firm practicing in India is eligible.
  • Only achievements in patent-related legal services will be considered.
  • Applicants must submit data for the period April 2022 to March 2025, including:
    • Number and types of patent filings (domestic/international)
    • Litigation, opposition and enforcement experience
    • Sector-specific leadership and innovation examples
    • Contributions to IP awareness, policy or research
    • Collaboration with academia, startups, or public institutions

Why To Participate

All Participants Receive

  • Participation Certificate
  • Performance benchmarking feedback
  • Access to CII IP capacity-building programs

Winners Receive

  • Trophy & Certificate of recognition from CII
  • Detailed feedback report on the firm’s patent practice
  • Feature on the CII IPR website and official communications
  • Winner’s Logo use rights (valid for 2 years)
  • National exposure through CII’s IP network & media
  • Opportunity to be showcased as a case study

How To Apply

  • Register online: www.ciiipr.in/IP-award
  • Submit filled application form with supporting documents
  • While submitting the application, the applicant also needs to share/upload the relevant documents.
  • Pay applicable fees
  • Deadline: 25 February 2026

Application Fees

Firm Type Participation Fee + 18% GST Total (INR)
Large Law Firm ₹1,00,000 ₹18,000 ₹1,18,000
Mid-Size Law Firm ₹75,000 ₹13,500 ₹88,500
Boutique/Specialist Firm ₹50,000 ₹9,000 ₹59,000

Note:

  • *Small/ Boutique Firm size – 15 to 50 employees
  • Medium Firm size – 50 to 150 employees
  • Large Firm size - > 150 employees

Schedule

Milestone Dates
Announcement of Awards 16-17 th December 2025
Last Date for Submission (with Fee) 25 th February 2026
Jury Evaluation & Shortlisting March – April 2026
Results & Award Ceremony 26 th April 2026

Jury

For more details please contact:

CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY
The Mantosh Sondhi Centre 23, Lodhi Road Institutional Area New Delhi-110003

Mr. Shwetabh Raj, Associate Counsellor
Email: shwetabh.raj@cii.in, +91 9565917648
Mr. Trilochan Panda,Executive, CII
Email: trilochan.panda@cii.in, +91-9178920641
Ms. Nabanita Mukherjee Director, CII
Email: nabanita.mukherjee@cii.inn, +91-9910209252