Intellectual Property

With the revolution of Information Technology, a multitude of problems has cropped up that demand immediate and specialized legal assistance. The importance of Intellectual Property (‘IP’) rights has been growing in India with the Indian industries transitioning from domestic markets and becoming global competitors. It is essential that companies consider developing mechanisms to protect and manage their IP to ensure the survival and growth of their businesses worldwide. We advise several Indian and International clients and have leveraged their IP to enhance the value of their intellectual assets in the current competitive market place. Using our unique expertise we have assisted several clients in drafting and reviewing a diverse range of IP assignment. In addition, we have assisted our clients with the licensing agreements, filing and prosecution of designs, copyright, trademark and patent applications in India and Internationally.

Our Intellectual Property practice primarily focuses on:

• Comprehensive IP strategies to protect clients core & ancillary IP;
• Prosecuting registration applications in respect of copyrights, designs, trademarks and patents ;
• Drafting patent specifications relating to a wide array of technologies, filing national patent applications in India and overseas; Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications and their prosecution;
• Coordinating with International Law Firms in procedural aspects of IP registration process worldwide;
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating diverse range of intellectual property agreements;
• Conducting due diligence with a specific focus on IP;
• Legal opinions on complex IP issues;
• Interacting with various government departments on Intellectual Property infringement and Passing-off actions.

Our routine IP practice focuses on

• Counseling clients on classifying products as patent and/or copyright intellectual property, or as a trade secret;
• Advising clients about the pitfalls associated with premature publication or disclosure of their ideas or inventions;
• Enforcing patents and trademarks;
• Conducting trademark, patent and copyright searches;
• Determining whether an invention is indeed new and patentable( patentability);
• Applying for registration of Trademarks and follow up;
• Counseling on ways to design products around existing patents to avoid infringement;
• Preparing patent applications and handling filings with the Patent and Trademark Office;
• Defending against trademark and patent infringement claims;
• Preparing and negotiating patent, trademark, copyright and software license agreements;
• Counseling clients on licensing others to market their products;
• Advising clients on acquiring licenses to market their own products;
• Assessing the value of patents and trademarks to be purchased or sold as assets;
• Determining the value of patents, trademarks and copyrights;
• Preparing and executing Assignment deeds with respect to transfer of Patents, Trademarks, Copyright or Designs;
• Executing License Agreements;
• Title verification with respect to transfer of Copyright;
• Cease and desist, and reply notices;
• Advising on action to be taken on a groundless threat of infringement proceedings and handling litigation with respect to the same;
• Filing and defending in civil suits of infringement action;
• Advising and handling criminal action with respect to infringement;
• Handling all types of litigation both civil and criminal before the Courts in for Infringement Suits and Criminal remedies for infringement.

For more information, please contact us at info@chugh.com