How long does trademark registration take in India?

Filing gives you an application number and the right to use the ™ symbol immediately. Registration time depends on examination, objections and any opposition; a clean application moves faster. We keep you informed at every stage.

Can I use ® before registration?

No. The ® symbol may only be used once the mark is registered. Until then, use ™ to indicate your claim.

Is software protected by copyright or patent?

Source code is protected by copyright, and registration strengthens your position. Patent protection for software-related inventions is narrower and depends on technical effect; we assess this case by case.

Who owns IP created by a freelancer?

Unless there is a written assignment, the freelancer may retain ownership. We draft assignment clauses and agreements so the business owns what it pays for.

Intellectual Property Rights

Your brand, your designs and your know-how are business assets. We help you register them, protect them and put them to work.

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Overview

What this service covers

Intellectual property is often the most valuable thing a growing business owns, and the easiest to lose through delay. A competitor files your brand name first; a freelancer keeps the rights to your software; an unprotected design is copied within months.

Our IPR practice covers the full life cycle: clearance searches before you invest in a name, registration and prosecution, monitoring for conflicting marks, and the agreements that let you license or assign IP safely.

What we do

How we help

Trademarks

Search & clearanceAvailability and conflict searches before you launch or rebrand.
Filing & prosecutionApplications across the right classes, responses to examination reports and hearings.
Opposition & rectificationOpposing conflicting marks and defending your own.
Renewals & brand watchRenewal tracking and monitoring of newly filed similar marks.

Copyright, designs & patents

Copyright registrationSoftware, literary, artistic and audio-visual works.
Industrial designRegistration of the shape, pattern and appearance of products.
Patent supportPatentability assessment, drafting coordination and filing support.
Geographical indicationsGuidance for producer groups and regional products.

IP strategy & commercialisation

Licensing & assignmentAgreements that let you monetise or transfer IP without losing control.
Founder & employee IPMaking sure the company, not an individual, owns what it builds.
Trade secretsConfidentiality frameworks for formulas, processes and client data.
International filingsProtection in key export markets through the Madrid system and national routes.

Outcomes

What you can expect

Ownership secured

Registered rights that make your brand and creations enforceable.

Fewer conflicts

Clearance before launch avoids costly rebrands and disputes.

Assets with value

IP that can be licensed, valued and presented to investors.

Our Process

From first conversation to lasting results

01
Understand
We review your brand, products and creative work to identify what can and should be protected.
02
Plan & structure
We run clearance searches and recommend classes, jurisdictions and a filing strategy.
03
Execute
We file, respond to objections and represent you through to registration.
04
Monitor & improve
We track renewals, watch for conflicting filings and act on infringements.

Industries we support:Startups & Tech Retail & E-commerce Exporters & Importers

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