PRASA IP handles the intellectual-property side of a technology business directly: agreements on ownership, confidentiality and licensing, startup portfolio planning and IP training. Immigration, incorporation filings, tax, accounting, foreign law and disputes are coordinated with appropriately qualified professionals. Each engagement names the responsible professional, jurisdiction and deliverables before work begins.
What we handle and what we coordinate
Handled by PRASA IP
- IP ownership, assignments and licences
- Confidentiality, collaboration and research agreements
- Structure discussions and IP ownership at incorporation
- Initial assessment where mobility links to a business
- Invention harvesting, filing priorities and disclosure processes
- IP-awareness programmes and training
Coordinated with other professionals
- Immigration advice specific to the destination country
- Tax and accounting
- Foreign-law requirements
- Wider commercial matters and disputes
Legal advisory
Legal support may include commercial agreements, confidentiality arrangements, IP ownership, assignments, licences, collaboration terms and related business documentation. The engagement scope and responsible professional are confirmed according to the subject matter and jurisdiction.
Ownership is where most early problems start. Indian law requires a patent assignment to be in writing (Section 68, Patents Act 1970), and Indian statute has no general rule giving an employer the inventions of its employees, so ownership usually turns on the employment, consultancy or collaboration agreement. We review these documents before a filing so the applicant named on the application is the one entitled to apply.
Immigration support
PRASA IP coordinates immigration-related assistance for individuals and businesses where international mobility connects with employment, incorporation or business activity. Requirements vary significantly by destination, status and purpose; jurisdiction-specific advice is coordinated where necessary.
Business incorporation
Support may include preliminary structure discussions, incorporation documentation coordination, ownership and intellectual-property considerations and referrals for tax, accounting or foreign-law requirements outside the agreed legal scope.
For founders, the practical question is which entity should own the IP. Inventions and brands created before incorporation are normally assigned to the new company in writing, and a trade mark filed in a founder's personal name may later need an assignment recorded at the Trade Marks Registry.
Startup and incubation support
We work with startups, incubators and educational institutions on invention harvesting, early portfolio planning, IP-awareness programmes, filing prioritisation and processes for managing disclosures from founders, researchers and employees.
Startups recognised by DPIIT pay reduced official fees for patent and trade mark filings and can request expedited patent examination. The government's SIPP scheme, which paid patent agents' fees for startups, lapsed on 31 March 2026. We help founders decide what to file first so a limited budget protects the core technology and brand. See our startup IP budget guide.
IP training
Training programmes can be tailored for engineering teams, researchers, founders, legal teams and management. Topics may include invention identification, disclosure quality, patent searching, claim interpretation, confidentiality, publication risk, trademark fundamentals and portfolio governance.
How an engagement runs
- A short call to understand the business, the people involved and the jurisdictions.
- A written scope naming the responsible professional, the jurisdiction, the deliverables and the fees.
- The work itself, with patent and trade mark matters kept on their own timelines.
- Introductions to other professionals, where needed, only with your agreement.
Frequently asked questions
Does PRASA IP handle company incorporation itself?
We discuss structure and intellectual property ownership at incorporation and coordinate the documentation. Tax, accounting and foreign-law requirements are handled with appropriately qualified professionals, introduced with your agreement.
Can PRASA IP draft NDAs and IP assignment agreements?
Yes. Confidentiality agreements, IP assignments, licences and collaboration or research agreements are drafted and reviewed by the firm, usually alongside patent or trade mark work.
Does PRASA IP give immigration advice?
PRASA IP coordinates immigration-related assistance where mobility connects with employment, incorporation or business activity. Advice specific to a destination country is coordinated with professionals qualified in that jurisdiction.
Do you run IP training for universities and incubators?
Yes. Programmes are tailored for researchers, engineering teams, founders, incubator cohorts, legal teams and management, and can run on site or online.
Immigration, incorporation and general legal services are scoped separately from patent and trademark work. The applicable professional, jurisdiction and deliverables will be identified before engagement. This page is general information, not legal advice.