Our team 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 advisory service and assistance to 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 team 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