Patent Law
Filing, prosecution, and enforcement across technology, life sciences, and deep-tech sectors.
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Driving innovationforward.Protecting what you create.
Intellectual Property Counsel for a Borderless Innovation Economy. Led by Pankaj Desai, with 10+ years of U.S. practice now serving innovators and fellow counsel from India.
- Years
- 10+
- Matters
- 500+
- Jurisdictions
- 15+
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The Firm
A boutique built for ideas that have to travel.
Pankaj Desai specializes in patents, trademarks, and copyright law. He practiced law in the United States for more than a decade before establishing his India practice, advising clients across international markets including Saudi Arabia.
Chariot IP advises inventors, companies, and fellow law firms — pairing U.S. legal rigor with an India-based practice that understands how innovation actually moves across markets.
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Counsel from filing to enforcement, locally and globally.
Trademark Law
Registration, brand protection, defense, and oppositions for names that need to travel.
Learn more →Copyright Law
Registration, licensing, and infringement counsel for software, media, and creative works.
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Disputes, oppositions, and tribunal representation when protection has to be proven.
Learn more →IP Licensing & Transactions
Structuring licensing, assignments, and technology transfers that survive diligence.
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Specialized cross-border support for companies and fellow law firms.
Learn more →Why Chariot IP
Differentiators that survive a diligence call.
Decade+ U.S. Legal Experience
Grounding in one of the world’s most exacting IP jurisdictions — prosecution, counseling, and the standards that global counterparties expect.
Global Market Exposure
Advisory experience across the United States, Saudi Arabia, and other cross-border hubs where Indian innovators actually compete.
Trusted Law Firm Partner
Sought after by other firms for counsel on complex, multi-jurisdictional matters that sit outside a general practice’s daily bench.
Client-First Strategy
A custom legal roadmap for the business you are building — not a generic filing mill dressed up as counsel.
10+
Years of Practice
500+
Matters Handled
200+
Clients Served
15+
Jurisdictions Advised
Insights
From the chambers.
Patents
Understanding Patent Filing in India vs. the U.S.
Two systems, two clocks, two examiner cultures. A practical comparison for founders deciding where — and in what order — to file.
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Trademarks
Trademark Protection for Startups: A Practical Guide
The name you ship with is not always the name you can keep. A working sequence for early-stage brand protection.
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Global IP / Cross-Border
What Global Companies Should Know About Indian IP Law
India is not a filing annex to a U.S. family. It is a jurisdiction with its own exclusions, clocks, and enforcement realities.
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What clients and partners say.
“Pankaj's guidance on our patent strategy was invaluable during our U.S. market entry. His cross-border depth made all the difference.”
“Chariot IP provided precise trademark and advisory support for our complex multi-jurisdictional IP portfolio.”
“Incredible legal rigor paired with genuine strategic understanding of deep tech innovation.”
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