BIP Counsels (BananaIP Counsels), formerly Brain League IP Services, founded in 2004 at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore’s incubation center (NSRCEL), is recognized as an IP/Patent trailblazer in India. The firm’s mission is to help clients maximize business value from their IP/Patents, and gain competitive advantage in the market place. In its evolution from Brain League, BIP carries forward the firm’s core values – Merger of Technology, Management and Law, Swift Adaptation to Changes in Competitive Environment, and Business Driven Approach to IP/Patent Services.

1. Patents | Copyrights | Trademarks | IP Management | Design Patent / Industrial Design
IP Licensing & Commercialization | Contracts & IP Transactions | IP Audit & Mining
Entertainment & Media Law | Take Down & Enforcement | Sports Law | E-Commerce Law
Web: www.bananaIP.com
Blog - http://www.bananaip.com/ip-news-center/

2. Fact Sheet
Organization
• Founded in 2004 as Brain League IP Services
• Incubated out of IIM Bangalore’s business incubation program by graduates of IIT, IIM,
National Law School and Franklin Pierce Law Center
• Reorganized in 2014 as BananaIP Counsels with the core senior team in-tact
Advisors:
1. Prof. T. Ramakrishna - Professor of law, MHRD Chair on Intellectual Property Rights, and
Chairperson, Post-graduate and Doctoral Council, National Law School of India University
2. Prof. John M. Garon - Dean of Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center,
US
3. Prof. Anil Suraj - Visiting Faculty on Law and Public Administration at IIM Bangalore.
Member, Working Group of the Planning Commission for Union Ministry of Law and Justice
for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017)
Offices: Bangalore (HQ), Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, New York
Industries: mechanical, manufacturing, automotive, electronics, telecommunications, IT,
entertainment & media, life sciences, sports, e-commerce
Employees: 45

3. Fact Sheet
Achievements:
• Working with more than 600 clients across all industries
• More than 10,000 IP files managed in India and other jurisdictions
• Distinction of having performed the highest number of IP Audits in India, over 100
• Leader in integrating technology with services, developed and patented proprietary
patent filing and entertainment management tools
• Publisher of India’s leading IP industry news tracker - Sinapse
• Publisher of India’s most active IP FAQ portal – IP Professor
• Empanelled by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as exclusive
Indian IP Expert
• Empanelled as IP Advisor by Eurekha – International Business Plan Competition hosted by
IIT Bombay, Intel, and Department of Science and Technology Government of India
• Partners selected as visiting faculty at IIM Bangalore and National Law School Bangalore
• Partners have published extensively on IP practice and procedure

4. Our Partners
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala
(PhD / Masters in IP, Commerce & Tech)
Senior Partner
• Founding Partner – Brain League
• National Expert on IP – United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Visiting Faculty – National Law School of India University,
Bangalore
• Instrumental in helping several companies move up the IP
value chain through IP Audits, Strategic Consulting,
Policy/Process Set up, and tailor-made IP services
• Author of ‘Fun IP- Fundamentals of Intellectual Property’,
Asia Law Publications (2012), and ‘IP Client Strategies in the
Asia-Pacific’, Thomson Reuters/ Aspatore Books, (2011)
Sanjeeth Hegde
(Juris Doctor / Masters in IP, Commerce & Tech)
Senior Partner
• Managing Partner – BIP Group (IP Commercialization)
• Guest Lecturer – IIM Bangalore
• Adjunct Professor – Alliance University School of Law &
School of Management
• Advisor – International Journal of Sports & Entertainment
Law, Karnataka State Law University
• Over 15 years of progressive experience in technology
licensing and IP management in products, technology and
knowledge based organizations in the US and India
• Handling strategic IP development/sharing partnerships in
leading technology and consulting organizations
Somashekar Ramakrishna
(Masters in IP, Commerce & Tech / B.E.)
Senior Partner
• Visiting Faculty - National Law School of India University,
Bangalore
•10+ years of hands on IP services experiences ranging from
patent research, drafting, filing and prosecution in various
countries
•Helped UN organizations develop and implement IP initiatives
in machine tools, foundry, and plastics sectors
•Author of ‘Patent Law and Practice’, PGDIPR, Mr. Somashekar
et. al., National Law School of India University, Publication
(2011)
Nitin Nair
(PG – IPR / M.E. / B.E.)
Senior Partner
• Visiting Faculty - National Law School
of India University, Bangalore
• 10+ years of hands on patent services experience ranging from
patent research and patent drafting for a wide array of clients
• Hands-on technology experience in the
wireless/telecommunications industry
• Instrumental in helping several companies excavate/manage
their IPs through IP audits, and strategic consulting

5. Services
Identifying, protecting and monetizing your IP is the corner stone of modern knowledge
based business. IP is a vital business tool. Our keen eye for protecting business
advantage through our services assists clients in building their IP fortress.
Patent Services
Copyright Services
Trademark Services
Design Patent /
Industrial Design Services
IP Contracts Licensing &
Commercialization
IP Audit, Mining &
Management Services
IP Training Services
Takedown / Enforcement
Services

6. Some of our Clients

7. Thank You
Contact Us:
Dr. Kalyan C Kankanala
Senior Partner - BananaIP Counsels
Email: kalyan@bananaip.com