IP Practice
Intellectual Property (IP) is a quintessential intangible asset with substantial value for businesses. At Xander legal solutions, we specialize in the intricate realm of IP law, bringing together a proficient and adept team of IP attorneys and agents.
Our services span across all facets of Intellectual Property, technology, and related legal domains, ensuring a holistic approach to our clients’ diverse needs.
Patent Practice
Patent Searches & Patentability Assessment: We conduct comprehensive prior art searches to evaluate the novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability of inventions. Our analysis helps clients determine the patentability of innovations in line with Indian and international legal standards. We also advise on patent filing strategies to avoid overlaps with existing technologies and reduce future litigation risks.
Drafting, Filing & Prosecution: We draft technically sound and legally compliant patent specifications, ensuring accurate claim coverage and clarity. Our team assists in filing patent applications with the Indian Patent Office and manages prosecution, including responding to examination reports, office actions, and facilitating interviews with controllers when needed for clarification or compliance.
Opposition, Revocation & Enforcement: We represent clients in pre- and post-grant opposition proceedings, revocation actions, and patent infringement litigation. Our services include challenging or defending patent rights before statutory bodies and courts, offering legal opinions, and devising enforcement strategies tailored to the client’s commercial objectives and risk exposure.
Portfolio Management & Licensing:We advise on the strategic management of domestic and international patent portfolios, including renewals, recordals, assignments, and mergers. Our team facilitates licensing and technology transfer transactions, ensuring that agreements are enforceable, revenue-generating, and aligned with the client’s innovation and business goals.
Valuation, Strategy & IP Audits:Our team conducts patent due diligence, valuation exercises, and competitive patent landscape assessments to evaluate strength, scope, and enforceability. We also perform intellectual property audits and advise on policies, protection strategies, and internal IP systems to help clients identify gaps and monetize their IP assets effectively.
Trademark Practice
Trademark Registration & Clearance:We assist clients with end-to-end trademark registration before the Indian Trademark Registry. This includes conducting comprehensive availability searches, assessing registrability, filing applications, and guiding clients through the registration process. We provide legal opinions on potential conflicts, likelihood of confusion, and chances of success. Our team also assists with brand name selection and pre-launch risk assessment.
Trademark Prosecution & Opposition: Our team represents clients during the examination stage by responding to office actions, addressing procedural and substantive objections, and submitting evidence to establish distinctiveness or acquired reputation. We also handle pre- and post-registration opposition proceedings—filing objections against infringing marks and defending our clients from third-party oppositions to secure registration and brand exclusivity.
Portfolio Management & Renewals: We advise clients on strategic portfolio management through continuous monitoring of their trademark assets, timely renewals, and proper maintenance. Our services include the recordal of ownership changes due to mergers, assignments, or rebranding exercises. We help businesses expand and protect their brand identity across jurisdictions while ensuring compliance with evolving trademark laws.
Infringement & Enforcement: We assist clients in enforcing their trademark rights through legal notices, interim injunctions, court proceedings, and dispute resolution. Whether it’s counterfeiting, deceptive similarity, or misuse on digital platforms, we take swift and effective action.
Licensing, Due Diligence & Strategy: We draft and negotiate trademark licensing, assignment, coexistence, and brand-sharing agreements tailored to business needs. Our due diligence services are integral to IP-heavy corporate transactions—assessing risk, title validity, and enforcement history.
Copyright Practice
Copyright Registration & Protection
We assist clients in registering their original works with the Indian Copyright Office, including literary pieces, artistic creations, musical compositions, films, computer programs, and digital content. Our services ensure accurate classification, documentation, and compliance with procedural requirements.
Licensing, Assignment & Royalty Management
Our team drafts and negotiates copyright licensing agreements, assignment deeds, and related commercial contracts. We also advise on royalty structures, collection mechanisms, and monetization strategies for creative content across industries such as publishing, entertainment, software, and digital media.
Infringement & Enforcement Actions
We represent clients in enforcing their copyright against unauthorized use, duplication, or distribution. Our services include filing infringement suits, issuing takedown notices, seeking injunctions, claiming damages, and initiating criminal or civil actions against piracy.
Clearance, Fair Use & Strategy
We conduct copyright clearance searches and provide legal opinions on the applicability of fair use and statutory exceptions. We help clients avoid liability by assessing risk exposure before publication or commercial use of third-party content.
Audits, Due Diligence & Dispute Resolution
We perform IP audits to verify ownership and usage of copyrighted materials, especially during mergers, acquisitions, or licensing transactions. Our team also handles copyright-related disputes through litigation, mediation, or arbitration, and advises on long-term protection strategies including work-for-hire agreements and internal copyright policies.
Design Practice
Design Registration & Clearance
We assist clients in registering industrial designs with the Indian Design Office, ensuring compliance with procedural requirements. Our services include preparing and filing design applications, responding to examination reports, and managing the end-to-end registration process. We also conduct clearance searches to assess novelty and registrability, identify prior registered designs, and offer legal opinions on the likelihood of successful registration.
Design Prosecution & Portfolio Management
Our team represents clients during the prosecution stage—overcoming objections, addressing examiner queries, and ensuring timely registration. We provide strategic guidance on managing and maintaining design portfolios through renewals, monitoring, and recordal of changes such as assignments, licenses, or changes in ownership.
Enforcement & Infringement Actions
We help enforce design rights against unauthorized imitation or exploitation. Our services include initiating infringement actions, issuing legal notices, and seeking remedies such as injunctions, damages, and account of profits. We also provide design watching services to detect market misuse and support proactive enforcement.
Licensing, Due Diligence & Transactions
We draft and negotiate design licensing, assignment, and commercialization agreements tailored to each client’s industry. We also conduct due diligence for M&A transactions, licensing deals, and IP valuation exercises to assess risk and protect proprietary design assets.