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Corporate Law
Structuring businesses and transactions so that the intellectual property within them is owned, documented and put to work.
Overview
Intellectual property is usually a company's most valuable and least documented asset. The firm's corporate practice ensures that ownership sits in the right entity, that licences are properly drafted and that transactions reflect the value of the brands and technology involved.
The practice also supports clients with day-to-day corporate and commercial matters, from incorporation and statutory compliance to negotiated agreements with partners, distributors and franchisees.
What we do
Services
Incorporation and Structuring
Whether a business runs as a company, an LLP or a joint venture affects its tax position, its liability and how easily it can raise money. We help clients choose and set up the right structure, and we consider which entity should hold the brands and technology, since moving them later can be slow and costly.
Corporate Compliance
Late filings and missed meetings lead to penalties and, in time, a poor record with the Registrar of Companies. We guide companies through their annual and event-based compliance, including board and shareholder meetings, resolutions, annual returns and other statutory filings.
Commercial Contracts
Most business disputes can be traced back to a vague clause. We draft, review and negotiate distribution, supply, services and agency agreements with particular attention to confidentiality, IP ownership and payment terms, the three areas where problems most often arise.
IP Licensing and Franchising
A licence lets another business use your brand or technology. A franchise goes further and hands over a whole way of operating. Either way, the terms decide whether you keep control. Our agreements cover quality standards, royalties, territory and limits of use, so the IP stays yours while it earns money.
Technology Transfer
When you share know-how with another company, two questions arise at once: who owns the improvements, and what can the other company do when the arrangement ends? We prepare and negotiate technology transfer agreements that answer both, safeguard confidential information and define each party's rights and obligations clearly.
IP Due Diligence
In many deals, the brands and technology are what the buyer is really paying for. Our review confirms that registrations are valid and in the correct name, that licences are in order and that no claims are pending, and we report the findings in plain terms before the investment or acquisition.
Our approach
How a matter progresses
The usual course of a corporate law matter in India, from first instructions to a final outcome.
Objective and structure
We understand the commercial goal and recommend the entity, ownership and contract structure that best achieves it.
Due diligence
We review corporate records, material contracts and intellectual property ownership, and report the risks in plain terms.
Drafting and negotiation
We draft or review the agreements and negotiate them with the other side until the terms reflect the deal agreed.
Execution and filings
We oversee board and shareholder approvals, stamping, execution and filings with the Registrar of Companies.
Post-closing compliance
We record assignments and licences of IP, track ongoing obligations and keep statutory compliance up to date.
Questions
FAQs
General information only. For advice on your circumstances, please speak to an attorney.
Why does an IP audit matter before investment?
Does a licence of a trade mark need to be recorded?
Further reading
Official sources
Primary sources for corporate law in India, and articles by the firm's attorneys.
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