Filed. Registered. Defended.

Protect what you made — before someone else claims it.

Strategic intellectual-property counsel for patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, geographical indications and semiconductor layout-designs — from clearance and drafting through prosecution, portfolio management and enforcement.

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FIG. 1 — Four of six registrable elements — see also GI & SICLDR below

Practice Areas

What we protect

A coordinated IP practice for protecting inventions, brands, creative works, product appearance, regional reputation and semiconductor layouts.

10 — Patents

Inventions

Mechanical devices, processes and software systems — prior art search, drafting, filing and prosecution before the Indian Patent Office.

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20 — Trademarks

Brand identity

Names, logos and slogans registered and defended against dilution, so the mark that carries your reputation stays yours.

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30 — Copyright

Creative & written work

Software code, literary work and artistic output, registered and enforced against unauthorized copying or use.

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40 — Designs

Product appearance

The shape, pattern and ornamentation of a product, registered as an industrial design distinct from how it works.

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50 — Geographical Indications

Place-based reputation

Products whose quality or character is tied to a region — registered collectively through the GI Registry, Chennai.

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60 — Semiconductor Layout-Designs

Chip layouts

Original semiconductor integrated circuit layouts, registered with the SICLD Registry ahead of commercial launch.

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How a Matter Proceeds

From first search to enforcement

Consultation

We review what you've built and what's already at risk of being copied or contested.

Search & strategy

Prior art and register searches set which of the six protections fits, and in which classes.

Filing

Applications are drafted and filed with the right registry, against the right deadline.

Prosecution

Office actions answered, objections argued, and claims refined through to grant or registration.

Enforcement

Once granted, we watch the register and act the moment infringement appears.

Our Approach

A single point of collaboration

Intellectual property rarely sits in one place. A single product might need a patent, a trademark, and a design registration — filed with different offices, on different clocks. We coordinate all of it from one practice, so nothing is filed late and nothing is protected twice.

We work with inventors, founders, and creative teams across domestic and international frameworks, and hold technical detail under NDA from first contact.

1Expertise & ExperienceYears of prosecution work across all six Indian IP registers, with a working understanding of the technology and creative work behind each filing.
2Client-Centric ApproachWe work closely with you to keep filings, deadlines and strategy aligned with what you're actually trying to protect.
3Transparency & IntegrityClear timelines, honest assessments of protectability, and no surprises on what a matter will take to see through.

"An unfiled invention is a story. A filed one is an asset."

— practice philosophy

Our Core Values

What every matter runs on

Six commitments that hold regardless of which register a matter belongs to.

Trust

Built on straight answers, even when the answer is "this isn't registrable."

Focus

One matter at a time gets the attention it needs to hold up under scrutiny.

Integrity

No inflated timelines, no filings made just to look busy.

Excellence

Drafting and prosecution held to the standard we'd want for our own work.

Consistency

The same rigour on a first filing as on a contested opposition.

Team Work

Patent, trademark and design counsel coordinate, so filings don't collide.

Client Feedback

What it's like to work with us

"They walked us through prior art search and claim drafting in plain language, and kept us ahead of every Patent Office deadline."

Founder, hardware startup

"Our trademark opposition could have dragged for years. Instead we had a clear filing strategy and a resolved matter within a season."

Marketing lead, consumer brand

"Registering our design and trademark together, on two different clocks, felt effortless — they tracked both without us having to ask."

Product lead, D2C company

Frequently Asked

Before you write in

§1

Which service do I need?

Patents cover inventions, trademarks cover brand identity, copyright covers creative and written work, industrial designs cover product appearance, geographical indications cover place-based products, and semiconductor layout-designs cover chip layouts. If more than one applies, tell us what you've made and we'll map it out.

§2

What should I bring to a first consultation?

A plain description of the asset, its current protection status, any prior registrations, and any deadline you already know about — nothing more, until we're set up to receive confidential material.

§3

How do you handle confidential material?

Unpublished specifications or technical detail are only exchanged after initial contact, through secure channels, under standard NDA terms.

§4

Do you handle matters outside India?

Yes. International filings are coordinated through partner counsel in the relevant jurisdiction, with this practice managing the overall docket.

Practice Patents · Trademarks · Copyright · Designs · GI · SICLDR Response within 1–2 business days Confidentiality NDA on request

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Describe the matter and note any filing or examination deadline already on the clock — we'll route it to the right hands.

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