Intellectual Property

Protecting Innovation, Creativity & Brand Identity

At Keystone Partners, we understand the strategic value of intellectual property in today’s competitive business environment. We represent both emerging ventures and global corporations in protecting and enforcing their IP rights — including trademarks, designs, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and confidential information — and in defending clients against groundless threats or unfounded claims of infringement.
We act across sectors including manufacturing, software development, technology, media and entertainment, FMCG, real estate, and engineering, in litigation concerning infringement, misappropriation, disparagement, breach of licensing terms, and the protection of confidential and proprietary information. The Firm also provides strategic advice on IP portfolio management and dispute prevention.

Service overview

Proven Experience, Outstanding Results

We provide end-to-end intellectual property services that cover every aspect of the dispute resolution process. Our offerings include:

Trademark, Design & Copyright Infringement
Representing clients in civil courts and the High Courts in matters involving unauthorised use, imitation, design infringement, and passing off — including dynamic and John Doe injunction actions for online infringement.
Advising on safeguarding proprietary data and source code; representing companies in disputes alleging breach of confidentiality and misuse of trade secrets — including against departing employees, contractors, and counterparties.
Acting for companies, collectives, and public-interest entities in trademark protection and enforcement, including matters involving imitation of brand elements by third parties.
Acting in IP disputes with cross-border dimensions, including before foreign courts and in proceedings involving international counterparties.

Representative experience

Trademark, Design & Copyright Infringement

Representing a major online gaming company in a John Doe dynamic infringement action before the Delhi High Court, aimed at removing clone / impersonator apps and disabling infringing websites.

Trademark, Design & Copyright Infringement

Represented the Indian subsidiary of a large American consumer electronics manufacturer in a suit for design infringement before the Karnataka High Court, against major Indian companies and another Indian subsidiary of a South Korean company.

Trademark, Design & Copyright Infringement

Represented a leading provider of courier, cargo, transport, and logistics services in a suit for trademark infringement before the City Civil Court, Bengaluru.

Trademark, Design & Copyright Infringement

Representing a leading American consumer goods manufacturer in a suit for design infringement before the Karnataka High Court.

Trademark, Design & Copyright Infringement

Acting for a leading Indian steering gear manufacturer in a dispute over the intellectual property rights in the trade name and logo, against a world leader in steering gear manufacturing, before the Bombay High Court.

Trade Secrets & Confidentiality

Represented one of the largest data processing and consulting companies in proceedings against former employees for breach of confidentiality agreements and misuse of trade secrets.

Trade Secrets & Confidentiality

Successfully represented a subsidiary of a German manufacturer of woodworking machinery against a Singapore company for breach of confidentiality before the Karnataka High Court.

Trade Secrets & Confidentiality

Advised an individual in a case before the Federal Court of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, challenging an order for breach of confidentiality concerning the technology of a biomass boiler, filed by a leading Malaysian palm oil producer (USD 10 million).

Brand & Association Protection

Representing a well-known micro-brewery in trademark infringement proceedings against a restaurant copying our client’s name.

Brand & Association Protection

Representing the local chapter of the largest organisation of engineers in the world in proceedings instituted against it for trademark infringement.

news & insights

Gameskraft trademark infringement injunction in online gaming

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ANI sues Mohak Mangal — defamation, copyright and extortion video

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ANI files defamation case against YouTuber over extortion claims video

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Delhi HC grants temporary injunction to WTCA restraining the use of trademark by its Indian partner

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