Patent Protection and Intellectual Property Rights are catching up in India. Effectual Services supports their global clients in all kinds of Patent Research Services in India including patent prosecution, patent infringement analysis, patent searching, patent drafting and filing, response to examination reports, preparing and filling oppositions, and patent litigation and patent licensing support. Our team members and partners are registered patent agents and patent & trademark attorneys with extensive experience in prosecutions at Indian Patent Office.

Patent Prosecution Support
We at Effectual Services provide our clients assistance in performing Novelty Searches / Patentability Searches, drafting and filing patent applications, filing counterparts of WIPO/US/EP patent applications, preparing and filing response to examination reports in India. We have a qualified team including Indian Patent Agent(s) and Attorney(s) for preparing and filing relevant documentation at Indian Patent office. We also perform  India specific Freedom To Operate (FTO), Clearance Searches, Freedom to Practice (FTP) that help our clients market their products confidently and reduce the risk associated with stepping into someone’s territory.

Pre Grant and Post Grant Oppositions
Opposition is a process provided by Indian Patent Act in which a party may oppose grant of patents to patent applications or granted patents filed by competitors. This is one of the effective business strategies being considered by many organizations. We help our clients in protecting their interests by preparing a report on patentability of a published patent application and/or granted patent and filing the same. We have in-depth understanding and knowledge of Indian Patent Act(s). Based on this knowledge, we have defined a methodology for preparing such opposition reports. Over here, we conduct research for identifying relevant evidences that can be used in opposition proceedings. Also, we carry out detailed analysis of relevant evidences in order to ensure that evidences can be effectively utilized. Further, we fill these opposition reports on behalf of our clients.

Patent Licensing & Litigation Support
We provide services that help companies and inventors monetize their inventions in India by identifying potential infringers, educating them about risk associated with infringement, benefits of licensing, and convincing them to license the patented inventions. If need be our partner patent attorneys can send them cease and desist letters or file infringement law suits to protect our clients interest.

Entry Strategy into India
We in collaboration with our partner firms enable companies from the US, Europe, Middle East and South East Asia to establish a foothold or expand their operations in India by providing a range of services including, identification of potential opportunities, business and market research, intellectual property assessment, valuation, regulatory/government approvals and other legal services.