Our clients benefit not only from our legal skills and resources but from something more: we collaborate with various other members of the firm to put together the best advice for our clients. For example, on a technology licensing matter, our intellectual property team works with our corporate and commercial matters team to provide 360-degree advice on both the technical and commercial law side of protecting and enforcing their rights. We regularly represent both domestic and international clients in various areas of intellectual property protection and defense including the following:

 

Prior Art Search: The firm carries out prior art search for the inventions, based on various worldwide Patent and Non-Patent databases and search engines.

 

Drafting Patent Specifications: The firm has deep expertise in drafting provisional and complete Patent specifications along with claims as per the requirements of Indian Patent Office and foreign patent offices like the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office.

 

Filing Applications: The firm regularly files Indian provisional patent applications and complete patent applications, PCT international applications (WIPO), PCT national phase applications, and conventional patent applications. The firm also files Indian and conventional applications for trademarks, designs and copyright applications.

 

Prosecution: The firm handles prosecution of patents, trademarks, designs and copyright applications in India.

 

Infringement and Violation: The firm analyses patent infringements, and trademark and Copyright violations, and initiates legal remedies for protection of the intellectual property rights of its clients.

 

Litigation: The firm advises on intellectual property enforcement and assists in initiating actions with the law enforcement agencies, and represents clients in the various courts in India.

 

Agreements and Contracts: The firm assists in drafting and reviewing various IP agreements, including license agreements and assignment/ transfer agreements.

 

Renewals and Annuities: The firm also ensures that the appropriate protections are maintained by paying renewal fees and annuities, and keeping a record of renewal dues for patents and trademarks.