IP & LC AssociatesAdvocates & Intellectual Property Attorneys
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Legal expertise across innovation and industry.

IP & LC Associates helps businesses, founders and creators protect, manage and enforce what they build, from the first trade mark search to an international portfolio.

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Intellectual propertyTrade marks, copyright, patents, designs, domain names
Corporate & commercialContracts, structuring, compliance
OfficesGurgaon and Lucknow

Four principles, one commitment.

Each blade of our mark stands for one. Select a principle to read it.

300+

trade mark applications handled by the firm

Two practices

Intellectual property, and corporate & commercial law, under one roof.

India and abroad

Indian filings and prosecution, and international filings through the Madrid Protocol, including the United States.

Two offices

Gurgaon, our head office, and Lucknow.

A boutique law firm for those who build, brand and innovate.

IP & LC Associates is a specialised law firm providing legal solutions in intellectual property and corporate law. We work with businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators and creators to protect, manage and enforce their intellectual and commercial assets.

Our advice starts from each client's commercial objectives. From early-stage filings to international portfolio strategy and enforcement, our work rests on commercial pragmatism and long-term partnership.

Effective legal counsel extends beyond protection. Our focus is on understanding our client's business objectives and providing solutions that are practical, commercially viable and aligned with long-term growth.

IP & LC Associates

Practice areas.

Our practice is organised around two complementary pillars, intellectual property and corporate & commercial advisory, that share one understanding of how legal and business strategy meet.

Trade marks.

Protection & enforcement

We act across the full trade mark lifecycle, from the first availability search through prosecution, oppositions and international filings to enforcement.

  • Trade mark availability searches
  • Filing & registration
  • Examination proceedings
  • Show cause hearings
  • Opposition & rectification proceedings
  • Trade mark portfolio management
  • International trade mark filings
  • Brand enforcement strategies
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How a trade mark is registered in India.

Seven stages, from the first search to renewal. Select a stage to see what happens and what we do at each one.

What happens

What we do

Timelines vary from case to case. This is a general guide, not legal advice.

Which class is your brand in?

Trade marks are registered in classes of goods and services under the Nice Classification, which India follows. Type what you sell to see the classes it is likely to fall in.

A starting point only. The right classes depend on your exact goods and services, and many brands need more than one. .

The partners.

Every matter has senior attention from start to finish. Both partners are advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi.

Pranjal Gupta, Founding Partner

Pranjal Gupta

Founding Partner

Advocate, Bar Council of Delhi

Pranjal leads the firm's intellectual property and corporate advisory practice, with a focus on brand protection, prosecution and cross-border portfolio strategy. Before founding the firm, he practised at established Indian IP boutiques, handling brand-protection strategy, oppositions and UDRP domain recoveries.

Focus areas
  • Brand protection & anti-counterfeiting
  • Trade mark prosecution & litigation
  • IP & commercial contract drafting
  • Cross-border portfolio strategy
  • IP due diligence & M&A support
  • Domain & UDRP recovery
Prajjwal Kaul, Founding Partner

Prajjwal Kaul

Founding Partner

Advocate, Bar Council of Delhi

Prajjwal's practice focuses on trade mark prosecution, copyright, brand protection and IP portfolio management. He handles Indian filings, examination hearings, oppositions and rectifications, advises on US trade mark strategy, and manages US filings through the Madrid Protocol and with US-licensed associate counsel.

Focus areas
  • Indian trade mark prosecution
  • US & international trade mark strategy and filings
  • International portfolio management
  • Trade mark clearance & searches
  • Brand protection & enforcement
  • IP due diligence & risk assessment
  • IP licensing, assignments & commercial advisory

Protection beyond India.

We manage trade mark filings in the United States and other key markets, through the Madrid Protocol or directly in each country, in coordination with our associate counsel. Clients work with one team for strategy, searches, filings, deadlines and renewals.

Your Indian application or registration

The base for international protection. We make sure it is strong enough to build on.

One international application

Filed through the Indian Trade Marks Registry under the Madrid Protocol, naming the countries you need.

Protection in each designated country

Including the United States. Each country examines the mark under its own law, and we manage the responses with local counsel.

Where the Madrid route does not fit, we file directly in the country concerned, again in coordination with our associate counsel there.

Industries we serve.

We work across a diverse spectrum, from venture-backed startups to established enterprises, and from creators to manufacturers.

  • Technology

    Product names, software ownership and licensing.

  • Software & SaaS

    Brands, code ownership and customer terms.

  • E-commerce

    Marketplace brand protection and takedowns.

  • Fashion & apparel

    Labels, designs and counterfeits.

  • Consumer goods

    Packaging, trade dress and brand portfolios.

  • Manufacturing

    Designs, patents and supply contracts.

  • Healthcare

    Product marks, ownership and licensing.

  • Media & entertainment

    Copyright, licensing and assignments.

  • Startups

    First filings, founder agreements and structuring.

  • Professional services

    Firm names, contracts and compliance.

How we work.

Six commitments that shape every engagement.

An IP-first practice

Built around intellectual property, with deep filing and enforcement experience.

Commercially practical advice

Counsel that maps onto your business priorities and timelines.

Personal attention

Senior attention on every brief, with no outsourcing of judgment.

Cost-efficient structures

Transparent engagement structures for startups and enterprises alike.

Responsive, strategic counsel

Reliable turnaround, with a long view on portfolio strategy.

Long-term partnership

We grow alongside our clients, year after year.

Request a consultation.

Tell us briefly about your matter and how you would like to meet. We will reply by email to arrange a time.

  1. Choose the area your matter falls under.
  2. Share your details and a short description.
  3. Pick how and when you would like to meet.
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Offices.

Meetings are by appointment. Request a consultation above, or reach us directly.

Gurgaon

Head office

A-604 Rail Vihar, Sector 15 Part 2
Gurgaon 122001, Haryana, India
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Lucknow

Office

B-5, J Road, Mahanagar Extension
Lucknow 226006, Uttar Pradesh, India
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