PATENTS

We assists domestic and international clients in patent filing and prosecuting patent applications in India as well as PCT applications, undertaking prior-art and freedom to operate searches, patentability analysis and patent portfolio management.

Indian Patents
All sectors of the economy, including the pharmaceutical, automotive, telecom, energy, and chemical industries, are served by us. The firm has won multiple honours and recognitions and is leading the way in the transformation of India’s patent system.India’s patent law is currently at a turning point.

The Government of India has recognised the value of patents in creating an innovation environment, as evidenced by a number of measures, such as the creation of a National IPR Policy.

Recently, the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India have rendered a number of historic rulings that have given the Indian Patent Office (IPO) much-needed direction for evaluating patent applications, particularly in the telecom and pharmaceutical industries.

As a party to the Paris Convention, the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), and the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT), India allows patent holders to maintain priority over their rights while defending their patents in different nations.

The cities of Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai each have four Patent Offices. The appellate body that decides appeals against the Controller of Patents & Designs’ rulings and revocation petitions is the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB).

In addition to protection, enforcement, commercialization, and a full range of search and analytics services, the firm offers full patent services. Our patent team’s advanced technical credentials, legal expertise, and real-world business experience allow them to recognise and safeguard inventions in a wide range of technologies.

Prosecution 
Before submitting a patent disclosure for IPO, we assess it in compliance with Indian patent law and offer our clients services from filing to issuance. The majority of our patent agents has law degrees, and their techno-legal background aids in the composition of superior patents.

Contentious
Challengers may initiate invalidity actions under the Indian patent system both prior to and following the issuance of a patent. The IPO’s procedures are still in their infancy, and courts have periodically stepped in to help bring them into compliance with international norms. Our area of expertise is preparing clients for and defending them in legal disputes before the IPO, the IPAB, and the courts.

Commercialization
In a world driven more and more by technology, immense riches  are building and maintaining a strong patent portfolio can unlock enormous wealth in a society that is becoming more and more dependent on technology. Using suitable tools like licencing, technology transfer agreements, patent audits, etc., we assist our clients in getting the most out of technology. Assisting customers with intricate matters with SEPs (Standard Essential Patents) and FRAND (Fair Reasonable and Non Discriminatory) terminology is a common task in this regard.

Analyses and research
White space analysis, risk analysis, feasibility views, and Freedom to Operate (FTO) searches are all done by us. Using the International Patent Evaluation Consortium (IPEC), Addonnxlegal LLP in India to assess the need of a patent application.