Stage 01 · Know
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IP Audit

What do we actually own — and where are we exposed?

Most companies own less than they think and are exposed in places they have never looked: work done by contractors, marks used but never filed, assignments that were never signed. The audit puts the whole position into one document you can hand to a board, a buyer, or an investor.

What you walk away with

  • IP Position Audit — everything you hold, in one document
  • Ownership & assignment gap list — what is not yet legally yours
  • Priority action list — sequenced, with a reason attached to each item
  • Trade-secret register — what should never be filed, and how to keep it protected

Where this sits

  • Stage 01 · Know — Before you spend, know what's out there.
  • Entry product — IP Position Audit
  • One firm throughout — you are not handed to another firm at the next rung.
  • The concept — IP Strategy in India, explained before you buy anything.
Fee — scoped to your business, quoted in writing before you commit. No rate card, no hourly meter: the number you agree to is the number you pay.
Start free

Check your position before you call us.

No sign-up, nothing gated, everything stays in your browser. Bring the result to the call when a real decision depends on it.

Questions people ask

The things clients ask at this rung.

What is an IP audit, and does my business need one? What IP do investors look for in due diligence? Who owns the work a freelancer creates for me? Can a logo be protected by both copyright and trademark?
How it played out

Cases where this decided everything.

Public IP disputes, read for what they teach. These are not our clients — they are the record.

Haldiram's Trademark Split — Why Ownership Clarity Matters Maaza — The Assignment That Decided Everything Whirlpool v Dongre — The Cost of a Lapsed Filing
Further reading

From the practice.

Longer pieces by Nayan Rawal, first published on LinkedIn.

The Hidden Engine Behind Investor Confidence and Strategic Growth
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