Intellectual Property Disputes

Sophisticated Advocacy in High-Value IP and Personality Rights Conflicts

Our Intellectual Property Disputes practice advises and represents clients in complex, high-stakes disputes involving intellectual property and personality rights, where legal outcomes directly affect brand value, market position, and commercial strategy. We act for rights holders, technology companies, media entities, creators, public figures, and enterprises in matters requiring technical depth, strategic judgment, and experienced advocacy.

With extensive experience across contentious proceedings involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs, trade secrets, and personality rights, our team delivers integrated dispute strategies that are legally rigorous and commercially attuned. We appear regularly before Commercial Courts, High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India, and coordinate seamlessly with international counsel in cross-border disputes.

Patent Disputes

We represent clients in technically complex patent disputes, including:

• Patent infringement actions and validity challenges
• Revocation proceedings and counterclaims
• Pre-grant and post-grant opposition proceedings
• Standard Essential Patent (SEP) and FRAND-related disputes
• Pharmaceutical and life sciences litigation, including biosimilars
• Compulsory licensing and government use matters
• Interim and final injunctive relief and damages claims

Trademark & Brand Disputes

Our trademark disputes practice focuses on safeguarding brand integrity through:

• Trademark infringement and passing off actions
• Trade dress, packaging, and get-up disputes
• Well-known trademark recognition and enforcement
• Bad faith adoption, trademark squatting, and domain name disputes
• Comparative advertising and unfair competition litigation
• Cross-border brand enforcement and coordination

Copyright, Media & Personality Rights Disputes

We advise on contentious matters involving creative works, digital content, and individual identity rights, including:

• Copyright infringement actions and anti-piracy enforcement
• Software and technology copyright disputes
• Digital content, OTT, and platform-related litigation
• John Doe and other injunctive relief proceedings
• Personality rights enforcement relating to name, image, likeness, voice, and reputation
• Unauthorized endorsements, deepfakes, and misuse of celebrity or influencer identity
• Defamation-adjacent IP claims and reputation-centric injunctions
• Intermediary liability and notice-and-takedown actions

Design Disputes

We assist clients in disputes involving product aesthetics and visual identity, including:

• Design infringement and piracy actions
• Design cancellation and validity proceedings
• GUI and digital interface disputes
• Strategic management of overlapping design, copyright, and trademark rights

Trade Secrets & Confidential Information

We represent clients in disputes involving proprietary information and confidential know-how, including:

• Trade secret misappropriation and breach of confidence claims
• Employee mobility and post-termination disputes
• Technology theft and unfair competition actions
• Interim relief, evidence preservation, and enforcement strategies

Enforcement & Interim Relief

We are experienced in securing urgent and effective remedies, including:

• Ad-interim and ex-parte injunctions
• Anton Piller and John Doe orders
• Customs recordal enforcement and border measures
• Criminal complaints, raids, and anti-counterfeiting actions
• Online enforcement against infringing digital platforms

Strategic Dispute Resolution

In addition to litigation, we advise clients on:

• Pre-litigation risk assessment and dispute strategy
• Cease-and-desist actions and enforcement negotiations
• Mediation and arbitration of IP, media, and technology disputes
• Structuring settlements and dispute-driven commercial solutions

We regularly represent clients across sectors including:

• Technology, software, AI, and digital platforms
• Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
• Media, entertainment, sports, and influencer-driven businesses
• Manufacturing and engineering
• Fashion, luxury, and consumer goods

Clients value our IP disputes practice for:

• Depth of technical and industry-specific expertise
• Experience before all major judicial and administrative forums
• Strategic, measured, and outcome-focused advocacy
• Ability to manage complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes
• Seamless integration with advisory and transactional IP teams

Our Intellectual Property Disputes practice provides rigorous legal representation designed to protect innovation, identity, and reputation while advancing long-term commercial interests.