Intellectual property is your most durable competitive asset — and the one most businesses underprotect until a dispute makes the cost of that underprotection very clear. We handle every stage of the IP lifecycle: registration, portfolio strategy, transactions, and enforcement. When protection fails, we litigate before the Delhi and Bombay High Courts (both have IP divisions with experienced benches) and before the Trade Marks Registry, the Patent Office, and the Copyright Office.
Trademarks
- Trademark registration — all classes, device and word marks, clearance searches, filing strategy across Nice classification
- Opposition proceedings — filing, evidence stage, hearing representation before Trade Marks Registry
- Trademark rectification and cancellation — grounds under Section 57 Trade Marks Act 1999
- Trademark licensing and assignment agreements — registered user provisions, goodwill transfer
- Domain name disputes — .IN registry complaints, UDRP proceedings for global domains
Patents, Copyright & Designs
- Patent prosecution — provisional and complete specifications, examination responses, pre-grant and post-grant oppositions
- Patent licensing — technology transfer agreements, royalty structuring, FRAND terms for standard-essential patents
- Copyright registration and enforcement — literary, artistic, software, film, music works
- Industrial design registration — novelty requirements, 10-year protection period, infringement action
- Geographical Indication advisory — registration under GI Tags Act 1999
IP Strategy & Litigation
- IP portfolio audit — gap analysis, registration priority matrix, maintenance calendar
- IP due diligence in M&A and investment transactions — chain of title, encumbrances, assignment validity
- IP litigation — passing off actions, infringement suits, Anton Piller / John Doe orders
- Trade secret protection — confidentiality agreements, non-compete enforceability under Indian contract law
