Trademarks · Copyright · Patents · Designs
Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers in Bangalore
We help businesses, startups and creators protect their brands, inventions and creative work. We handle trademark, copyright, patent and design filings, IP contracts and infringement cases.
Overview
Protecting your brand, ideas and creative work
Intellectual property (IP) is often a business’s most valuable asset. Registering it early gives you clear legal rights and makes it easier to stop copying.
One of our advocates holds a Master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and has worked on patent filings. We work under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Copyright Act, 1957, the Patents Act, 1970 and the Designs Act, 2000.
What we handle
Our work in this area
These are the matters we see most often. Real cases rarely fit one box, so ask us even if yours looks different.
Trademarks
- Trademark search and clearance
- Filing and registration
- Reply to examination reports and objections
- Opposition and rectification
Copyright
- Copyright registration for software, content, art and music
- Copyright assignment and licensing
- Takedown notices for online copying
Patents and designs
- Patentability search
- Patent drafting and filing
- Responses to the First Examination Report (FER)
- Design registration
IP contracts
- IP assignment and licensing agreements
- Technology transfer agreements
- Employee and consultant IP clauses
- Franchise agreements
Enforcement
- Trademark infringement and passing off suits
- Copyright infringement suits
- Cease-and-desist notices
- Domain name disputes (INDRP / UDRP)
IP strategy
- IP audit for startups
- Brand protection plan
- IP clauses in investment documents
Courts and forums
Where we appear
- Trade Marks Registry
- Indian Patent Office, Chennai
- Copyright Office
- Commercial Courts, Bengaluru
- High Court of Karnataka
Good to know
Things to know about IP
Search before you brand
A trademark search before launch can avoid a costly rebrand later.
Registration takes time
You can use the ™ symbol after filing. Use ® only after the trademark is registered.
Renew on time
A registered trademark lasts 10 years and must be renewed. A patent lasts 20 years from filing, subject to annual fees.
Get IP in writing
Work made by consultants is not always owned by you. A written assignment makes ownership clear.
Contact Base Legal
Phone +91 63660 42792 or +91 81974 06465 · contact@baselegal.in · Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM