INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ENFORCEMENT AND REGISTRATIONS

Violations of intellectual property rights cost U.S. businesses an estimated $250 billion a year, according to the U.S. government. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez told The Wall Street Journal recently that "we can't allow a trading environment to be created where brands are pirated, patents are stolen and copyrights are used by people who don't own them."

Taking Secretary Gutierrez's words to heart, SDD Global is committed to be a leader in IPR enforcement and protection.

SDD Global can provide trademark and copyright legal services in the areas of both registrations and enforcement, throughout the world.

Two of the world centers of intellectual property infringement are India and China. SDD Global has lawyers on staff in its Mysore office, and readily available in other cities, with valuable knowledge and experience in effectively investigating and prosecuting infringers. From registering trademarks and copyrights, to setting up brand protection cells, to working with local investigation firms, litigators, police, and government officials, SDD Global provides a one-stop shop for its clients. We provide them the security of knowing that the work on the ground is being supervised by experienced and trusted professionals, who themselves are supervised by U.S. intellectual property litigators.

SDD Global is in the process of identifying companies in China who it can supervise there, where the time zones are the same or close to that of India, allowing for closer attention to be paid to events on the ground, while our Western clients sleep.

Back in India, a series of measures have been taken by the Indian Government to make all companies Trade-Related Intellectual Property (TRIP) rights compliant. By setting up special IP protection units to organize investigations, prosecutions, and raids, as well as by handling trademark and copyright registrations, SDD Global can make a difference in enforcing its clients' rights.