IP Laws in India over the last decade have been enforced with much vigor and effectiveness, however the Law Firm realizes that there is an urgency to strategize in a manner to provide more effective legal and result oriented mechanism to the IP owners.The IP Practice of the Firm comprises professionals with years of diverse practice in various facets of rights arising from Intellectual Property, such as trademark, copyright, domain names, trade dress, patents, design, geographical indications, etc.
Our team understands and ensures the creation of intangible assets, how value can be determined; rights therein protected; and be used to produce a competitive advantage. The team provides advice and assistance to its clients with respect to due diligence, IP valuation; acquisition of IP and related agreements. The Firm’s enforcement capabilities start with securing protection at India’s border through customs recordal of IP and include:
- Recognizing “piracy hotspots”
- Gathering intelligence / lead generation
- Formulating campaign strategy & litigation strategy
- Enforcing client IP rights via the available criminal and/ or civil remedies available under statutes such as Trademarks Act, 1999, Copyright Act, 1957, Designs Act, 2001 and Patents Act, 1970;
- Securing exit from litigations/ negotiating settlements including settlement damages
The litigators of the Firm aggressively represent and defend clients' intellectual property from infringement, counterfeiting and piracy and we are experienced in all fields for protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights. Based on the facts and needs of the clients, the team actively pursues criminal actions against counterfeiters and brings annulment, cancellation and infringement proceedings before the respective jurisdiction. The Firm ’s professionals experience in intellectual property litigation extends to damage claims, administrative matters, and enforcement actions covering infringement and unfair competition.
The Firm’s extensive knowledge in the field of IPR has been sincerely and efficaciously put to use in a manner, which reasonably and proficiently serves the best of interests services to several multinational and Indian companies across a broad range of sectors and industries including large technology companies, technology start-ups; electrical and household, telecommunications; consumer goods, defense, education, publishing and media houses etc. on issues pertaining to registered and unregistered IP rights including trademark, copyright, designs, domain name registration, patent, licensing, and technology transfer matters; apart from management of IP portfolios. Most importantly, the Firm is alive to client's interest and focuses on securing quick settlements along with requisite undertakings from targets along with damages (depending on the subject matter IP and Industry).