Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual property rights (IPR) have become important in the face of changing trade environment which characterised by global competition, high innovation risks, short product cycle, need for rapid changes in technology, high investments in research and development (R&D), production and marketing and need for highly skilled human resources. Regardless of what product an enterprise makes or what services it provides, it is likely that it is regularly using and creating a great deal of intellectual property. Keeping pace with the global international scenario India too has responded positively to protection afforded to Intellectual property and hence we have seen several fast paced and regular amendments to the Intellectual property laws in India. India is a signatory to various IP treaties and conventions and there are well established statutory, administrative and judicial framework for safeguarding Intellectual property in India.
Intellectual property practise forms the core of our national and international legal practise. The partners at the Law Firm have wide range of expertise in handling prosecution, litigation and enforcement of IP in India and abroad. We provide timely and effective solutions across the entire spectrum of IP laws trademarks, copyright, patents, design and domain name disputes. The Firm has its associate partner network in the neighbouring countries to India and in US, UK, EU to handle intellectual property related matters across the globe.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Management of Intellectual property portfolio’s for the client.
- Prosecution of Trademarks, copyrights, patents and designs applications filed with Intellectual property office in India and abroad. Including conducting searches and advisory, filing of applications, initiation of oppositions, rectification actions against third parties.
- Litigation and enforcement. Representation of clients on various contentious matters in the areas of trademark, trade dress, designs, copyrights and patent infringement, domain names anti- cyber squatting, comparative and false advertising, trade secrets and confidential information.
- Drafting of various intellectual property related agreements like IP licensing and Joint Ventures, acquisitions, co- branding, franchising, software license agreements etc.
- IP watch services including collaborating with external agencies to ensure Intellectual property enforcement.
- Custom recordal and border enforcement strategies for reputed brands.
Two Public Notices under PPV&FR Act, 2001 – one under Section 7 & 28 and the other under Section 20(1) of PPV & FR Act, 2001.
The Registrar General under the PPV&FR Act, 2001 issued a public notice under Sections 7 and 28 thereof, purportedly to clarify the extent and scope of rights/power under the Act. Among others, as per this Notice, the power of price fixation of seeds of registered varieties as well as fixation of license fee/royalty for technology that may go […]
Revised Draft Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Guidelines,
In a move towards updating the 2014 guidelines for the sharing of benefits arising from the access and use of genetic/biological resources, the National Biodiversity Board (NBA) has proposed the draft Access and Benefit Sharing Guidelines (ABS Guidelines) in April 2019. These are proposed as regulations under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The draft mostly […]