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Legal Infrastructure

Protect your hardware.
Globally.

Hardware is easily copied if not protected early. The Kritant legal team specializes strictly in hardware Intellectual Property, ensuring your physical mechanisms and electronics are legally defensible.

The IP Pipeline

From verifying your idea's novelty to filing international protection.

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Prior Art Search

Before you spend money building or filing, we run a comprehensive global search to ensure your mechanical or electronic design hasn't already been patented.

  • Global Database Sweep
  • Freedom to Operate Analysis
  • Novelty Verification Report
Timeline: 1 Week
Most Critical
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Provisional Filing

Secure your priority date immediately. We draft and file a provisional patent application so you can safely pitch to investors and show your prototype publicly.

  • "Patent Pending" Status
  • Secures Priority Date (12 Mos)
  • Technical Drafting by Engineers
Timeline: 2 Weeks
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Complete & PCT Filing

Convert your provisional into a full utility/design patent in India, and file a PCT application to protect your hardware across 150+ international jurisdictions.

  • Full Claims Drafting
  • WIPO PCT Application
  • Office Action Responses
Timeline: Ongoing
Official Database

Verify your hardware's novelty before filing.

The Indian IP Patent Search system is the official database for checking existing Indian patents. Before you spend capital on prototypes, ensure your mechanism hasn't already been claimed.

Open Indian IP Patent Search

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Lawyers who understand engineering.

Generic patent attorneys struggle with hardware claims. Our IP team works directly alongside our ENABL manufacturing engineers to draft claims that perfectly capture the mechanics, circuitry, and firmware of your invention, leaving no loopholes.

Speak with an IP Specialist
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