Intellectual Property Rights

The firm provides legal services in intellectual property rights, advising clients on the protection, registration, and enforcement of their intellectual assets. India’s intellectual property framework — encompassing trademarks, copyrights, patents, and designs — provides substantive statutory rights to creators and innovators, and the firm assists clients in navigating this framework effectively.

The firm’s IPR practice is supported by its affiliated counsel, Mr. Shekhar Gupta, who holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, and has developed notable expertise in this domain over the course of his career. Ms. Megha Kapoor, who has authored a work on Indian patent law, also contributes to the firm’s capabilities in this area.

Scope of Practice

Trademarks: The firm advises on trademark registration, renewal, opposition proceedings before the Trade Marks Registry, and infringement actions before courts. The firm also handles matters involving passing off and dilution of trade marks.

Copyrights: The firm advises on copyright registration, ownership, licensing, and enforcement of copyright in literary, artistic, musical, and digital works. The firm represents clients in infringement proceedings before courts and assists in drafting licensing and assignment agreements.

Patents: The firm provides advisory services on the patent registration process, examination, grant, and post-grant opposition proceedings before the Indian Patent Office. Ms. Kapoor’s published work, ‘Indian Patent Law: Drafting Procedures’, reflects the firm’s understanding of the drafting requirements for Indian patent applications.

Enforcement and Litigation: The firm represents clients in civil suits and criminal complaints relating to infringement of intellectual property rights before the Delhi High Court (which has jurisdiction as a Designated Court under applicable provisions for certain IP matters) and other courts.