A trade mark is usually the first asset a business needs to secure and the one it relies on longest. We advise on selecting a mark that can actually be registered, carry it through examination and opposition, and keep the registration alive and enforceable.
- Availability searches and clearance opinions
- Filing and prosecution before the Trade Marks Registry
- Replies to examination reports and show-cause hearings
- Opposition, rectification and cancellation proceedings
- Renewals, assignments and recordal of changes
- Madrid Protocol international applications
Patent work rewards care taken early. We advise on whether an invention is worth filing on, how broadly it can fairly be claimed, and how to carry the application through examination at the Indian Patent Office.
- Patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions
- Drafting of provisional and complete specifications
- Filing and prosecution, including replies to the First Examination Report
- Pre-grant and post-grant opposition
- National phase entry of PCT applications
- Annuity and working-statement compliance
Copyright arises on creation, but registration makes it far easier to prove and enforce. We advise creators and companies on securing, licensing and defending rights in their work.
- Copyright registration before the Copyright Office
- Software, content and publishing licences
- Assignment and work-for-hire agreements
- Infringement notices and takedown requests
- Moral rights and authorship disputes
Where the value of a product lies in how it looks, design registration protects that appearance. We advise on what qualifies, file the application, and act where a registered design is copied.
- Novelty assessment and classification
- Filing and prosecution of design applications
- Cancellation proceedings
- Design infringement and passing-off actions
- Overlap strategy between design, trade mark and copyright
Geographical indications protect goods whose reputation is tied to where they come from. We act for producer associations, boards and authorised users in securing and defending that protection.
- GI applications for producer associations and boards
- Authorised user registration
- Opposition and rectification
- Enforcement against misuse of a protected indication
When rights are infringed, the response has to be quick and proportionate. Our litigation practice covers interim relief through to final decree, with a result-oriented approach applied both professionally and ethically.
- Infringement and passing-off suits
- Interim, ex parte and John Doe injunctions
- Local commissioner appointments and seizure
- Appeals and writ proceedings
- Settlement, mediation and coexistence agreements
Protection is only half the point — intellectual property earns its value when it is licensed, assigned or franchised on terms that hold. We draft and negotiate those agreements and conduct the diligence behind them.
- Licence, assignment and franchise agreements
- Technology transfer and research collaboration
- Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
- IP due diligence for investment and acquisition
- Portfolio audit, valuation support and management
Counterfeiting and cybersquatting need enforcement on several fronts at once. We combine customs recordal, civil and criminal action, and online takedowns to make infringement uneconomic.
- Recordal with Indian Customs for border enforcement
- Raids, seizures and criminal complaints
- Marketplace and social media takedowns
- Domain name disputes under INDRP and UDRP
- Trade secret and confidential information protection
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