Kartikeya&Associates recognizes the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) in the growing global economy. IPR plays a key role in almost every sector and has become a crucial factor for investment decisions by many companies. Our interdisciplinary team contains the combination of technical, legal and commercial experience which helps us to provide strategic advice to our clients.An efficient and effectively enforced intellectual property infrastructure is essential to ensure the stimulation of investment in innovation. Furthermore an intellectual property infrastructure is required to avoid commercial-scale intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements that result in financial harm to the Company.  Our Firm specializes in matters in relation to enforcement of trademarks. Our services further include:

1. Infringements
2. Monitoring 
3. Investigations 
4. Multi – Jurisdictional Raid Actions 
5. Advice on I.P Registration 
6. Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
7. Permanent Monitoring 
8. Grey Market Evaluation
9. Litigation Supports

• Patent

India is signatory to the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right (TRIPS), the Paris Convention and Patent Corporation, this enables all  patent holders to protect and enforce their rights in multiple countries without losing priority. It is essential to find methods for effective Enforcement and Protection of IPR. We practice litigation at the four patent offices in the cities of Chennai , Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai respectively, additionally we have also  represented our clients at the  The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB)  which is the  appellate authority for adjudicating appeals against the orders of the Controller of Patents& Designs and revocation petitions.

We provide services for clients from filing of the patent to evaluating each patent disclosure in accordance with the Indian patent law prior to filing it at the IPO. We help our clients to derive value from technology through appropriate mechanisms such as licensing, technology transfer agreements, patent audits, etc. This often involves helping clients navigate through complex issues relating to SEPs (Standard Essential Patents) and FRAND (Fair Reasonable and Non Discriminatory) terms.

• Copyright

The Indian Copyright Act protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, cinematograph films, sound recordings etc. Kartikeya and Associates provides services to all stakeholders of the creative communities including individual artists and authors, rights managers, publishers, IT companies, producers and broadcasters, etc.

 Our services include copyright prosecution and registration, licensing and assignment, contract negotiation and drafting, due diligence, clearances and regulatory compliances, dispute resolution and enforcement

• Trademark

Trademark law in India is well-settled and has further been guided by several landmark judgments. The trademark of a company includes the words, labels, devices, shapes, sounds, colors, textures, etc. amongst others that are used to represent the Company.

There are five Trademark Offices in the cities of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai respectively. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) is the appellate authority for adjudicating appeals against the orders of the Registrar of Trademarks and rectification (cancellation) petitions.  Kartikeya and Associates has experience in litigating at all the aforesaid trademark offices as well as the IPAB.

The firm provides the following services in relation to trademark:

1. Brand Development and Strategy
2. Protection
3. Enforcement- Our firm specializes in dealing with laws pertaining to enforcement of trademarks. We focus on giving optimal solutions to clients that have to address a large number of issues including but not limited to counterfeiting, parallel imports, trade dress claims, disparagement etc.
4. Commercialization

• Design

The firm provides comprehensive services including but not limited to Prosecution, Enforcement and Advisory services. We handle design prosecution for all products such as watches, jewelry, medical instruments etc.