Intellectual Property
WhiteStone Legal advises clients on the creation, protection, management, commercialisation and enforcement of intellectual property rights, delivering practical legal solutions that safeguard innovation while supporting commercial objectives. Our Intellectual Property practice advises Indian and multinational corporations, start-ups, technology companies, pharmaceutical and life sciences businesses, and investors across a broad range of industries.
Domestically, our lawyers advise on the full intellectual property lifecycle in India, from identifying and securing rights through registration and portfolio management, to trademark clearance and prosecution, patent commercialisation, copyright protection and enforcement before Indian courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities.
For multinational clients, we advise on cross-border intellectual property transactions and licensing, structuring technology transfer arrangements, research and development collaborations and international brand licensing programmes, assisting global businesses in protecting and commercialising intellectual property assets as they enter or expand within the Indian market.
Innovation and brand value often underpin strategic investments and technology collaborations, and we conduct intellectual property due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and investments, working closely with our Corporate & Commercial, M&A and TMT practices to advise on ownership structures, licensing arrangements and enforcement strategies, including anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy actions, for both domestic and international clients.
Our experience includes advising on:
- Patent, trademark, copyright and industrial design advisory
- Intellectual property portfolio management and strategy
- Trade mark clearance, prosecution and brand protection
- Patent commercialisation and technology transfer
- Copyright ownership, licensing and content protection
- Software licensing and technology commercialisation
- Research and development collaborations
- Franchise, merchandising and brand licensing arrangements
- Intellectual property due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and investments
- Confidential information and trade secret protection
- Domain name strategy and domain dispute resolution
- Intellectual property ownership and assignment arrangements
- Artificial intelligence, software and digital asset protection
- Anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy enforcement
- Intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution
- Intellectual property aspects of employment and consultancy arrangements
- Cross-border intellectual property transactions and licensing
