Areas of Practice
The firm’s practice areas are divided into professional groups. Details of the important ones are as under:
THE CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL GROUP
The Group has vast experience in advising and handling matters related to Formation of Companies, Technology Transfers, Joint Ventures, Share purchase agreements, Share holders agreements, Takeovers/ Acquisitions, Mergers and Amalgamations, Law relating to Investment/ Disinvestment in Shares and Securities, Hotels and Resorts, Insurance and Banking Regulations/Law, Media and Entertainment Laws, and others not mentioned here.
THE LITIGATION & ARBITRATION GROUP
As one of the leading international law firm, we are in a position to represent our clients in various litigation & arbitration matters. The partners of our group have represented the clients in many courts of India in numerous fields. We have represented our clients in countless litigation matters which included the drug related matters, real estate matters, taxation matters, IPR matters and many other types of matters.
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP
The Group comprises three Departments namely The Patents Department, The Trade Marks Department and The Department for Copyrights and Designs.
PATENTS
From filing the patent application to grant of patent the
matter is monitored dedicatedly at each stage.
The main
activities involve are:
- Freedom-to-Operate Searches
- Prior Art Searches
- Infringement Analysis
- Patentability Analysis
- Specification and Claims Drafting for filing in India as well as abroad particularly in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office.
- Preparing and filing International Application, National Phase Application, Convention Application for Indian and foreign clients.
- Preparing and filing International Application, National Phase Application, Convention Application for Indian and foreign clients in other countries through our foreign associates.
- Patent Prosecution including assignment and licensing
- Filing opposition of Patent Applications and revocation of granted patents
- Protection against infringement
In the patent department, we have attorneys, engineers, advocates, scientists to assist our clients in the matter of patents granting, assignment of patents, licensing, prior art search, patent specification and claims drafting. Additionally, our team of lawyers is capable to look after the infringement matters.
Trademarks
- Conducting Trademarks Searches
- Preparing and filing the documents for the registration of the Trade Marks under the provision of “Trade Marks Act” for ordinary Trade Marks, Certification Trademarks & Collective Trademarks.
- Drafting the documents/ regulations related to the applications for the Collective Trade Marks/Certification Trade Marks.
- Prosecuting, maintaining & reinstating the Trade Marks
- Drafting the notice of opposition, counter statements and other documents during the opposition period.
- Assignment and Licensing of Trade mark matters
- Providing full Legal Protection against the trademark Infringement