Copyright
Ownership, registration, assignments, licensing and enforcement for software, publishing, music, film, art and digital content.
Sector
Technology, Media & Telecom
For a technology business, the IP is the business. We help protect it, license it and keep it compliant as the rules on data, platforms and AI change.
Software, SaaS, AI, platforms, gaming, OTT and telecom businesses whose value sits in code, content, data and brand.
Technology companies hold their value in assets the balance sheet barely shows: source code, models and training data, content libraries, user bases and brands. Investors and acquirers look at those assets first, and most of the problems they find are ownership problems, such as a founder’s side project, a contractor’s code that was never assigned, or an open-source licence that was ignored.
Where IP creates value
- Software and AI. Copyright in code, patents for computer-related inventions with a technical effect, and trade secrets for models, weights and data.
- Brands. App names, logos and domain names, protected before launch, not after a copycat appears.
- Content. Film, music, games and publishing rights, licensed by territory, platform and window.
- Licensing models. SaaS subscriptions, OEM and white-label deals, API terms, and SEP licensing in telecom and devices.
Regulation to build around
The DPDP Act, intermediary rules under the IT Act, CERT-In reporting, consumer protection rules for e-commerce, and the Online Gaming Act, 2025.
Practice areas for this sector
Patents
Patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions, drafting and prosecution, oppositions, working statements and patent litigation, including software and AI inventions.
Trade Secrets & Confidential Information
Protecting know-how, source code, formulae, data and business information through contracts, internal controls and urgent court action.
Data Protection & Privacy
DPDP Act readiness, privacy notices and consent, breach response, processor contracts, cross-border transfers and CERT-In compliance.
Technology, Media & Entertainment
Software and AI, platforms and intermediaries, e-commerce, online gaming, film, music and OTT, advertising and influencer marketing.
IP Licensing & Monetisation
Turning IP into revenue: licensing, assignments, technology transfer, franchising, royalty structures, valuation and IP-backed transactions.
Contact
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