Intellectual Property – Trademark, Copyright & Patent

With the increase in innovation, creativity and advances in technology, intellectual property has become one of most important assets for businesses, and we work hard to protect the value of these assets. Over the years, we have built a strong IP practice which is led by experts with extensive expertise in patents, trademark, copyright, designs, litigation, licensing and consultancy and who provide support to individuals, start-ups, large corporates & MNCs in all areas of IP including identification of what you can protect, securing your rights, determining the full value of your assets and helping you implement IP strategy to maximize the commercial opportunities that come your way.

Following are the key areas related to IPR that our team handles:

• Trademark: Our highly experienced trademark lawyers advise on the protection, enforcement and commercialization of trademarks, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution, representing before the court and judicial bodies.
  • IP Enforcement and Litigation – filing of civil and criminal suits as well as pursuing administrative remedies before various courts and tribunals in India and abroad.
  • Negotiating and drafting trademark license agreements and assignments.
  • Trademark portfolio audits and strategic counseling, due diligence for mergers & acquisitions.
  • Preparing, filing and prosecuting national or international trademark applications
  • Name availability & International searches.


• Copyright: Our IP lawyers advise on the entire lifecycle of copyright including whether the copyright exist, the date rights came into effect, and on matters of ownership. We routinely conduct due diligence work in this area and help with enforcement of copyright and represent in case of infringement.
  • Licensing and Transactions involving IP such as Transfer of technology transactions, both on behalf of the licensor and licensee
  • Due diligence investigations for analyzing overlapping third-party rights, as in cases of software licenses; conducting audits and managing online content and portfolio management.
  • Drafting, filing and prosecution of applications for copyright registration before the Copyright Office of the country.


• Patents:Whether you are sole inventor or a large corporation, we can help you protect your unique ideas. Our IP lawyers have wealth of experience and can advise across wide and diverse range of technical areas of patents.
  • Patent mapping and landscaping – We will extract valuable insights on about the level of competition, key players and current trends in your sector that helps us tailor our approach as per your business needs.
  • Filing & Prosecution of Application – Combining technical expertise with commercial acumen, we will draft a thorough and well-structured application designed to realise full value of the patent.
  • Freedom to Operate – Our comprehensive freedom to operate searches are customized to your needs and carefully analysed by experience IP lawyers ensuring your path to market is clear.
  • Representing patent owners and opponents before the IP authorities during opposition and appeal proceedings.
  • Advising on patent infringement and validity.
  • Advising on patent assignment, ownership and transfer of rights.


• Design: If your product attracts customers because of the way it looks, you should consider design registration. Our specialist lawyers assist with carrying out the search to assess either the novelty, and individual character of the proposed design, or the risk of infringement of existing third-party rights. We also help with preparation, drafting and filing of the design application and assist in relation to any infringement and transfer of ownership of rights.


• Geographical Indications: We help with drafting, finalizing, and filing Geographical Indication (GI) applications, handling the prosecution as well as managing the renewal of GI registrations.


• Domain Names: We advise on all aspects of domain name protection and enforcement including selection of domain name, registration, managing domain name watches and representation in case of dispute over domain name ownership.


• Privacy & Data Protection: Data Processing, Risk management mechanism including, insurance policies, Identification of nature of data breach and mitigating loss in case of any breach, Transfer of personal data to other entities/countries.