Patents, Technology & Innovations, Plant Variety Protection, Breeder’s & Farmer’s Rights, Technical Know how

We conduct prior art and novelty searches, patentability searches and opinions, white-space analysis, freedom to operate searches, invalidation searches, patent validity and infringement searches and analyses, technology landscaping etc.

We assist clients from all fields of technology in drafting patent specifications (provisional and complete), prosecuting applications, preparing responses to office actions, attending hearings, registration and maintenance of patents rights and portfolios etc.

We assist and advise clients in undertaking diligent and strategic enforcement actions which include sending legal notices (cease-and-desist cum demand letters), on-site investigations, registering patents with custom authorities, conducting negotiations and cross-licensing, etc.

We represent clients in contentious matters such as pre-grant oppositions before the Controller, post-grant oppositions before Opposition Board and revocation actions before IPAB, etc.

We assist and represent our clients in patent litigation and arbitration, including suits for infringement, counter-claims, invalidity of patents, revocation of patents, declaration of non-infringement, groundless threats of infringement, etc.

Our patent related transactional services includes advice and assistance to clients on commercialisation of patents and technologies through tech-transfer agreements, licensing and assignment agreements, collaboration agreements, research and development agreements etc.

We advise clients on assessing valuation of patents and technology, payment of stamp duty in India, necessity of foreign filing license, drafting and filing of Statement of Working, compulsory licensing, etc.

We advise and assist clients in determining the availability of a variety for registration, seeking clearance from Plant Variety Registry, denomination clearance, fulfilment of registrability criteria, gene/protein sequence searches, registrability of genetically modified crops, etc.

We assist our clients in conducting field tests and trials, gathering passport data, identifying essential characteristics, preparing statements of claim for registration of plant varieties (including Essentially Derived Varieties, Farmer’s varieties, Extent Varieties) and obtaining and maintaining registration thereof.

We represent our clients in filing notices of opposition/cancellation against infringing varieties, and represent the interests of communities and farmers in obtaining equitable benefit sharing rights, preservation and conservation of traditional varieties and wild races.

We represent and assist clients in taking strict legal actions against the use and/or registration of infringing and pirated varieties, including filing lawsuits for civil remedies, obtaining injunctions, etc.

We also assist clients in research and commercialisation of registered plant varieties through distributorship agreements, licenses, assignments, technology transfer agreements, researcher and collaboration agreements, outsourcing agreements, etc.