ipfeathers | Value beyond Intellectual Property

We are an intellectual property research and advisory firm with a global reach. We advise clients on protection and management of intellectual property in India and overseas. Our clients are corporations, law firms, startups and small-medium sized enterprises all across the globe.

We are proficient in identifying and protecting innovations, filing and prosecuting patent applications, undertaking and defending oppositions, and can advice on IP strategy, licensing and due diligence. Our core value comes from the knowledge, insight and experience of our team worked across various verticals in corporate R&D and law firms that go beyond IP to create sustainable IP strategy for clients business growth.

Consistent quality and value creation are the basic tenets of our philosophy in building client respect and credibility, and as a result, our success and growth mostly have come through recommendation and referral of existing clients - something we are very proud of. We are glad that you found your way here, please take some time to learn about us and our service offerings.

We are a niche intellectual property research and advisory firm having earned a distinction of being proficient, prompt and technically sound in delivering services and advice on intellectual property and patent matters. Founded by Varun Chhonkar, ipfeathers practice way different from the typical law firm and the typical search firm.

We understand the intellectual property is a strategic part of business decisions that need cohesive and diligent blend of legal, technical and business insights. Our approach is to work proactively with clients and knowing the context they do business - their market, their competitors, their industry to make sure our advice is concise and commercially focused.

Our objective is to help clients increase productivity and stay focus on their core competencies by relying on us for quick, informed and reliable IP advice. We are constantly pushing the envelop to deliver world-class services and firmly believe that clients success scales our credentials as a strong IP partner. If we sound like a firm you would be interested working with then feel free to reach us.

We specialize in the areas of patents, IP management and licensing to help clients protect innovations, mitigate risks, evaluate product launch feasibilities, and leverage value of their IP. Our team advice and support clients in decision-making process from the stage of identifying pipeline products to market launch of their products.

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We provide quality, in-depth patent research to assist clients with the information that adds to make informed business decisions and strategize product pipeline. We also provide advice on validity and infringement, as well as counsel clients on "designing-around" strategy. Our team work to study the following.

patentability and novelty of the invention disclosure;
navigating potential infringement threats from third parties;
identifying and assessing potential infringers;
evaluating validity of patents;
patent landscaping for product or technology; and
mining and mapping technology "white-spaces".

We advise clients on all aspects of patent protection both in India and outside India. We also meet clients to discuss global strategies for patenting their innovations. Our team work to prepare and represent clients on the following.

preparing and filing patent applications in India and overseas;
interacting with Indian Patent Examiners;
filing and preparing replies to Office Actions;
tracking and remitting annuity; and
complying and filing working statements.

We counsel clients to help enforce and defend patents before the Indian Courts, the Indian Patent Office and the Appellate Board. We also counsel clients on the licensing of patents, the monitoring of licensing arrangements, and confidentiality agreements. Our team work to structure and document the following.

undertaking and defending pre/post grant oppositions;
filing and arguing appeals before the Appellate Board;
structuring and documenting support in patent litigations;
licensing of patents; and
reviewing and structuring confidentiality agreements.

We counsel clients on the management and proper valuation of intellectual property assets when investing, operating, financing and selling their businesses. We help clients realize the true value of their intellectual property, anticipate challenges and capitalize on opportunities that could impact business growth. Our team work to structure and advice on the following.

creating and deploying IP strategy;
structuring IP lifecycle management;
conducting IP audits and due diligence; and
realizing and monetizing IP assets.

We counsel clients on all aspects of pharmaceutical patents both in regulated and semi-regulated markets. We help clients to make informed decisions from the stage of identifying pipeline products to product development to market launch. Our team work to study and prepare the following.

expiration of drug molecules in key markets;
providing regulatory exclusivities (extension, paediatric and data exclusivity etc);
design-around strategies;
paragraph IV patent strategy; and
identifying and prioritizing pipeline products.

We conduct in-house training programs and workshops to help clients understand nuances of and best practices in IP. Our training programs are structured to meet the interest of the Management Board, R&D and investors.

We support and advice clients involved at any stage of product development process to identify, protect and manage the IP for leveraging corporate value and overall market success. Our team partner with clients to create and achieve IP advantage for their business growth.

Our practice is industry-focused, with expertise and experience in:

We maintain high quality standards on our services, and care about client satisfaction. Here are a few things our clients have said about working with us.

"Thoroughly professional and highly recommended! Their knowledge and expertise in pharma patents is commendable. We are very pleased with the quality and services of ipfeathers and will continue to work with them."

Dr. Milind Joshi
President - Global Regulatory Management
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

"Excellent in providing value added support for strategic research planning. Varun is dependable, of high integrity and prompt in providing legal support to R&D. Association with ipfeathers is an asset to the formulation research for the US/EU markets. We continue to work with ipfeathers as an ongoing research partner."

Arun Gosavi
Director - Research & Development
Alpa Laboratories Ltd.

"We have worked with Varun on many of the key projects and I am pleased with outcome of the patents and claims he has written. He advises early on as to what is to be included and what needs to be generalized, which helps get the patent protection. He is now an integral part of our IP strategy and is involved in IP management of almost every project."

Mangesh Patankar
CEO
Veol Labs (P) Ltd.

"Varun got to grip with a new and complex field very quickly and provided excellent value in patent specification, claim writing and infringement analysis."

David Vale
CTO
Neuravi Limited

ipfeathers has provided on-time, accurate, and comprehensive patent searches. We will continue to use their services.

Paul Hunter
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP

We have built a strategic partner network designed to leverage our core competencies, enhance and extend our services offerings and decrease cost and time-to-market for our clients.

We work with these partners to keep our processes and knowledge at the highest level across all paradigms, which allow us to make proper decisions with our clients for their business advantage.

We have compiled a list of websites and resources that we found to be useful, relevant and valuable sources of information. These links are provided for information only and their listing is not an endorsement of any kind.

If you care to suggest other links which may be appropriate for this page, please send your suggestion to mail@ipfeathers.com.

Patent Office Databases	Pharma Patent Databases	Value Added Tools
Australian Patent Database	Patent Register (Canada)	Patsnap
Canadian Patent Database	Drug Term (Australia)	See-the-Forest
European Patent Database	UKMiCentral Patents (UK)	SureChem
Indian Patent Database	Orange Book (US)
Japanese Patent Database
UK Patent Database	Third-Party Patent Databases
US Patent Database	MCPaIRS (India)
Patentscope	BigPatents India

To discover how ipfeathers can help your organization to identify, protect and manage intellectual property � reach us at our contact details.

ipfeathers
106, Timmy Arcade
Makwana Road, Marol
Andheri (E), Mumbai
400 059, India

Phone: (+91) 2267426866
Email: mail@ipfeathers.com
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