Our team has formulated comprehensive strategies to help clients protect and leverage their intellectual property and unlock the value of their intellectual assets in the current competitive marketplace. The IP Team has expertise in drafting and reviewing a diverse range of intellectual property assignment and licensing agreements. In addition, the team has assisted clients in drafting and filing copyright, trademark, design and patent applications in India.
Intellectual Property protection is critical to fostering innovation. Without protection of ideas, corporates and individuals would not reap the full benefits of their inventions and would focus less on research and development.
Our team realizes the potential of IP rights being valuable assets of the clients business. These IP rights form an essential part of the client’s marketing and branding initiative. These rights set the business of the clients apart from their competitors. These rights can be sold or licensed providing an important revenue stream and also can be used as security for loans.
With the advent of the knowledge and information technology era, intellectual capital has gained substantial importance. Consequently, intellectual property (IP) and intellectual property rights (IPRs) attached thereto have become precious commodities and are being fiercely protected. Since IPRs are country-specific, it is imperative, in a global economy, to ascertain and analyze the nature of protection afforded to IPRs in each jurisdiction. In tune with the world scenario, India too has recognized the value of IP, which recognition has been consistently upheld by legislators, courts and the industry. India is now a signatory to various IP treaties and conventions and there are well-established statutory, administrative, and judicial frameworks for safeguarding IPRs in India. Recent judicial rulings and steps taken by various enforcement agencies demonstrate that India is gearing up for effective protection and enforcement of IPRs. We undertake top bracket, high-end complex IP work, and serve to address the entire range from global project management registrations and searches, IP litigation including patent litigation, pre-grant and post-grant opposition, complex IP transactions such as licensing, joint developments and collaborations.
Our services include:
- Protection and prosecution of Intellectual Property Rights (including Patents, Trademarks, Design Rights, Copyrights, Geographical Indications, Domain Names, Proprietary know-how and business processes)
- IP due diligence and conducting brand audits
- Licensing/Assignment of IP
- IP valuation, acquisition, transfer and related agreements
- Strategizing creation of a bouquet of IP rights for protection of clients’ Intellectual output
- Assistance in negotiating transaction documents
- Management of Trademark Portfolios
- IP Litigation covering the gamut of Intellectual Property Rights before Courts and specialized Tribunals in India.
