INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The firm understands how intellectual property (“IP”) assets can best be created; value thereto determined rights therein protected; and used/ acquired/ supplemented to produce a competitive advantage. The team provides advice and assistance to its clients with respect to due diligence (routinely uncovering issues in chain of title, encumbrances/obligations, or enforcement/prosecution/ deficiencies often left undetected) IP valuation, acquisition of IP and related agreements and partnerships/ joint ventures with an aim to transfer/ share/ development of IP.

The firm advises and assists clients on:

Protection and prosecution of IP rights (including patents, trademarks, design rights, copyrights, geographical indications, domain names, proprietary know-how and business processes)

IP due-diligence and audits

IP valuation
IP acquisition and transfer and related agreements
Drafting and negotiating license agreements, assignment deeds, IP development agreements, etc.
Representing before various authorities, courts and forums on issues relating to registration and protection of IP rights