About Our
Intellectual Property Practice
IANS Law Firm's Intellectual Property (IP) practice offers comprehensive services for the protection, enforcement, and commercialization of intellectual property rights. We assist startups, SMEs, multinational corporations, and individual creators in securing and defending their trademarks, copyrights, patents, designs, and trade secrets across India and internationally. Our IP team has extensive experience before the Trade Marks Registry, the Patent Office, the Copyright Office, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, and the High Courts in IP infringement and passing-off actions. We handle the full spectrum of IP work — from trademark clearance searches and registration prosecution to patent drafting and filing, copyright registration, technology licensing agreements, IP portfolio management, and anti-counterfeiting strategies. Our enforcement practice includes civil and criminal remedies for infringement, search and seizure operations, domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP), and border enforcement measures to prevent importation of counterfeit goods.
Key Services
- check_circle Trademark registration and prosecution
- check_circle Copyright protection
- check_circle Patent advisory and filings
- check_circle Design registration
- check_circle IP licensing and assignments
- check_circle Technology agreements
- check_circle Data privacy and protection advisory
- check_circle IP litigation and enforcement
- check_circle Trade secret protection
- check_circle Domain name disputes
Our Approach
Our IP practice: IP audits and strategy, trademark/copyright/patent registration, portfolio management, licensing, and enforcement through litigation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How long does trademark registration take?
12-18 months including examination and publication. Provisional protection from filing date.
Q: What does copyright protect?
Original literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, films, and sound recordings. Registration provides evidentiary benefits.
Q: How are IP rights enforced?
Through civil remedies (injunctions, damages), criminal proceedings (search and seizure), and administrative actions.