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IP Laws

Patent: Novelty, Inventive Step and Industrial Applicability
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Trademarks: Distinctive character of mark. Exclusive rights to use allowed to the honest and bonafide …
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Industrial Design: The most important attributes of Design are shape, configuration, ornamentation, surface pattern …
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Copyright: Usually originality of the work. Allowing copyright/ reproduction rights to owners of original …
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Geographical Indication: Geographical Indication is defined as any hint that identifies a good as originating from a particular place …
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PATENTS - Governed by The Patents Act,1970

Validity Based On

Novelty, Inventive Step and Industrial Applicability

Exclusive Rights Granted

Exclusive privileges/rights to innovators of new products/process (technological advancements) having industrial utility/application to manufacture and claim the advancement claimed.

Period of Such Exclusive Rights

Maximum 20 years, subject to maintenance.

Value Addition To Patent Briefs

We realise the significance of both legal languages of patents (text, example and wording of patent claims) and technology (domain specific technological appreciation) involved, to effectively cover technical advancement. Thus we practice a very unique way of dealing with each patent case individually, which requires a techno-legal expertise comprising of patent law and technical domain experts handling all intricate issues efficiently and providing the best possible services. We sternly believe that amalgamation of best minds is always necessary to get the best out of every brief we are entrusted with.

Nature of Specialization Involved

Drafting patent specifications meeting international standards for grant in India and abroad.
Guiding R&D in generation of highly specialized patents law complying data / drawings on new technical advancements.
Guiding R&D centers / Inventors in maintaining of log books on Inventions and Technical advancements to records stages of scientific advancement leading to an invention to establish priority as first to invent.
Conducting watch searches on patents and design registration to track cases accepted and registered from time to time.
Preparing briefs and case details / presentation strategizing and appearances in contested proceedings before controller / registry and / or various courts.
Preparation of intellectual property policy documents for the trade / industry / educational / R&D centers.
Conducting Novelty, Infringement analysis, Patent Landscape Studies and Competitive Intelligence.
Analyzing design features to effectively retain copyright in new / original designs.
Preparing agreements / documents for devolution of various intellectual property rights and its registration including transfer of technology / know-how agreements, etc.
Drafting of Licensing Agreements wherein based on our client’s requirements, we identify potential targets for both in-licensing and out-licensing of patents and also conducting IP Due Diligence.
Registration and enforcement of Intellectual Property rights in India and abroad.
Possessing analytical mindset to convert basic research based findings to a valuable Intellectual Property, based on national/regional laws and guiding research and development to meet today’s exceedingly competitive IP driven market demands.
As, Indian law has adequate provisions for the protection of Traditional Knowledge and Biological Resources and India has been able to conclude TKDL Access (Non-Disclosure) Agreements with several international patent office’s including USPTO, EPO, JPO etc. we at ASA, file patent applications by taking care of India's known traditional knowledge and conducting extensive search of TKDL. Click here for the source
Maintenance and Renewal of patents;