Defence
India's defence ecosystem is rapidly evolving, driven initiatives such as Make in India, Aatmanirbhar Bharat and iDEX. The Government’s Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti, launched in 2018, has established a structured IP-cell framework across defence entities and mandated IP asset creation, awareness and management protocols within DPSUs and Ordnance Factories
Our firm offers tailored intellectual property services designed specifically for defence-sector innovators—from hardware to software—ensuring your strategic technologies are protected, enforced, and administered with legal precision.
Key Services:
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IP Audit and Strategy:
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Comprehensive technology audits to identify patentable inventions, trade secrets, designs, software, trademarks and domain names. Expert guidance on whether to patent or retain as trade secret based on strategic sensitivity and confidentiality considerations
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Ownership and Contract Structuring:
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Drafting bespoke employee invention assignments, NDA frameworks, and contractor IP clauses to ensure unequivocal ownership and legal clarity.
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Patent & Design Filings (Domestic & International):
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Filing and prosecuting patents and design registrations in India and key foreign jurisdictions, including PCT and regional filings in collaboration with local counsel.
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Trade Secrets & Confidentiality Regimes:
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Advising on reverse-engineering countermeasures, secure access controls, and protocols to preserve proprietary information through robust confidentiality systems.
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Tech Transfer & Collaboration Support:
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Structuring foreground/background IP rights in joint ventures, licensing agreements, offset-driven collaborations and R&D partnerships, with special attention to India’s defence procurement and export-control frameworks often governing technology transfer
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Regulatory Compliance
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Ensuring compliance with India's Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), FDI regulations, international dual-use export-control regimes and MoD/Department of Defence Production filing requirements for sensitive tech.
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Enforcement & Dispute Resolution
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Proactive monitoring for unauthorised use, counterfeits and piracy. Representation in cease-and-desist actions, border recordals, customs seizures, and IP litigation (civil and criminal) in High Courts and the Supreme Court.
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Technology-Based Proof of Ownership
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Advising on the integration of cutting-edge watermarking technologies, such as IIT-Indore's DNA fingerprint embedding systems, to reinforce authenticity and deter IP misappropriation
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Global IP Coverage & Strategy Alignment
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Coordinating international IP filings, enforcement, and ownership alignment in jurisdictions critical to defence collaboration, export and licensing opportunities.