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IP Strategy · Patent & Brand Advisory

Your invention deserves
to be unstealable.

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"Most founders lose their IP before they ever know it's gone."
Maninder ManiktalaFounder & Managing Partner · Guarding Genius
18+Years in Practice
100+Clients Served
14+Industries Served
500Businesses to Go Global

The Story

IP law that keeps the founder in control

Most IP lawyers hand you a filing receipt and call it protection. We call it the beginning. Because a patent only protects you if it's drafted to hold — in the courtroom, in the boardroom, and in the negotiations that make or break a JV.

Guarding Genius was built on a single conviction: founders deserve clarity over fear, and decision-making power in their own hands — not dependency on lawyers who keep the complexity for themselves.

With 18 years of practice across Indian Patent Office prosecution, EPO proceedings, oppositions, and international filings, we've sat at the table when valuation collapses over an exclusivity gap. We know exactly what breaks — and we build so it doesn't.

Every matter is handled with complete confidentiality and responsible use of all information shared. Our practice draws on a qualified team of science and law professionals — techno-legal specialists who understand your technology as deeply as your legal position.

Maninder Maniktala
Maninder Maniktala
Founder, Managing Partner
New Delhi
  • Registered Patent & Designs Agent, Govt. of India
  • Trademark Attorney & Advocate, Delhi High Court
  • M.Sc. Chemistry · 18+ years in IP advisory
  • Program Director, PG Diploma in IPR, GIIP
  • Indian, EPO, PCT & international prosecution
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Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Biotech Herbal Sciences Engineering EV & Battery Technology Material Sciences Advanced Manufacturing Chemicals Healthcare Devices Packaging Agritech Biodiversity Software / Tech & more...

Global Reach

Your IP, protected
everywhere it needs to be

We work with a trusted network of associates across major patent and trademark jurisdictions. You get seamless, coordinated protection — without juggling multiple counsel across time zones.

INIndia
USUSA
EUEPO
GBUK
CNChina
JPJapan
AUAustralia
PCTWorldwide

What We Do

Turning inventions into profitable assets

Discuss your IP challenge
01
Patent Strategy & Prosecution

From provisional to complete, national to PCT. Drafted to defend — not just to file. We work across Indian Patent Office, EPO, and major national phase jurisdictions.

02
Trademark & Brand Advisory

Registration, oppositions, infringement disputes, and portfolio management. Monitoring across WIPO, IP journals, social media, and marketplaces. Your mark, protected where it trades.

03
IP Strategy Advisory

Before you file, we map the landscape. Which IP you need, where, and why — aligned to your business model, not just your invention disclosure.

04
Freedom to Operate & Landscape

Know what you can build, launch, and sell without infringing — before you're in a courtroom. We produce clear, decision-grade analyses.

05
Licensing & Commercialisation

Structuring IP for JVs, tech transfers, valuation events, and investor due diligence. Protecting the upside you've already earned.

06
Design & Copyright Registration

Industrial designs, product aesthetics, and copyright advisory. Building the full perimeter — not just the patent wall.

Coming
soon 2026
Unstealable by Maninder Maniktala
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The book every
founder needs before
they need a lawyer

Available in print & digital

Unstealable is written for Indian founders who've built something real and want to keep it that way. No jargon. No dependency. Just a clear, honest map of what your IP is worth — and what it takes to protect it globally.

We'll let you know the moment it's out. No spam, ever.

Our Approach

IP isn't a filing exercise.
It's your competitive moat — and you should be able to see it clearly.

We don't keep you in the dark. Every brief, every strategy, every decision point — we walk you through it until you understand exactly what you own, what it's worth, and what could threaten it.

I
Clarity First

No jargon. No mystification. You leave every meeting knowing exactly where you stand.

II
Founder Control

Decisions stay with you. We provide the analysis; you hold the power.

III
Built to Last

IP that withstands due diligence, oppositions, and negotiating tables — not just office actions.

What Clients Say

Built on trust, measured in outcomes

★★★★★

"Maninder didn't just file our patent — she mapped out exactly what we owned and what gaps could hurt us in a JV. That clarity changed how we approached every investor conversation after."

Founder, Life Sciences Startup
India · PCT Filing & Strategy
★★★★★

"We'd been operating for three years without understanding our IP exposure. One strategy session with Guarding Genius and we had a clear roadmap — no jargon, no drama, just what to do next."

MD, Engineering Components Manufacturer
North India · IP Audit & Portfolio Strategy
★★★★★

"The trademark settlement was complex — cross-border, tight timelines, two very different legal cultures. They handled it with a precision I've rarely seen from any legal counsel."

CEO, Product Company
India–Europe · Trademark Settlement
★★★★★

"Before working with Maninder, IP felt like a cost centre. Now I see it as the most defensible part of our business. That shift in perspective alone was worth every rupee."

Founder, Healthcare Device Company
Mumbai · IP Strategy Advisory
★★★★★

"Maninder asked the right questions from day one — which meant our claims actually captured what we'd built, not just what we'd described. That's a rare quality in IP counsel."

Director, CleanTech Venture
Bengaluru · Patent Prosecution
★★★★★

"Maninder didn't just file our patent — she mapped out exactly what we owned and what gaps could hurt us in a JV. That clarity changed how we approached every investor conversation after."

Founder, Life Sciences Startup
India · PCT Filing & Strategy
★★★★★

"We'd been operating for three years without understanding our IP exposure. One strategy session with Guarding Genius and we had a clear roadmap — no jargon, no drama, just what to do next."

MD, Engineering Components Manufacturer
North India · IP Audit & Portfolio Strategy
★★★★★

"The trademark settlement was complex — cross-border, tight timelines, two very different legal cultures. They handled it with a precision I've rarely seen from any legal counsel."

CEO, Product Company
India–Europe · Trademark Settlement
★★★★★

"Before working with Maninder, IP felt like a cost centre. Now I see it as the most defensible part of our business. That shift in perspective alone was worth every rupee."

Founder, Healthcare Device Company
Mumbai · IP Strategy Advisory
★★★★★

"Maninder asked the right questions from day one — which meant our claims actually captured what we'd built, not just what we'd described. That's a rare quality in IP counsel."

Director, CleanTech Venture
Bengaluru · Patent Prosecution

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How IP-ready is
your business, really?

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Get in Touch

Let's talk about your invention

A 30-minute strategy conversation costs nothing. Most founders leave knowing more about their IP position than they ever have. Start there.

PracticeGuarding Genius LLP
LocationNew Delhi · Bengaluru
AssociatesRepresenting clients across India and internationally, with a worldwide associate network
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