IP India ipindia.gov.in
Patent, trademark, design, GI filing
Government Free English
Legal, IP, data protection, standards and disputes
Trademark registration before market entry, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act for any app or customer data, and an arbitration clause seated in Singapore, Mumbai or Tokyo are the three legal items Japanese firms most often regret skipping.
30 resources
Intellectual property
IP India public search (trademarks) tmrsearch.ipindia.gov.in
Check if your brand is already taken in India
Government Free English
WIPO Madrid wipo.int
Extend a Japanese trademark to India
Commercial Freemium English
JPO overseas IP support (JA) jpo.go.jp
Subsidies for overseas filings; India IP guides in Japanese
Japanese support body Free Japanese
JETRO IP (JA) jetro.go.jp
Subsidies for overseas filings; India IP guides in Japanese
Japanese support body Free Japanese
Data, cyber and tech regulation
MeitY – DPDP Act & Rules meity.gov.in
Personal data law for apps, CRM, HR data
Government Free English
CERT-In cert-in.org.in
Cyber incident reporting (6-hour rule)
Commercial Freemium English
Competition Commission of India cci.gov.in
Merger filings and competition law
Government Free English
National Consumer Helpline consumerhelpline.gov.in
Consumer-protection rules for B2C sellers
Government Free English
Standards, testing and certification bodies
NABL nabl-india.org
Accreditation body for Indian testing and calibration laboratories
Association Free English
ARAI araiindia.com
Automotive research and vehicle homologation testing
Association Free English
ICAT icat.in
Vehicle homologation and automotive component testing
Association Free English
TÜV SÜD India tuvsud.com
Testing, inspection and certification services in India
Association Free English
Intertek India intertek.com
Testing, inspection and certification services in India
Association Free English
UL India ul.com
Product safety testing and certification
Association Free English
Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) jqa.jp
Japanese certification body that supports Indian market-access testing
Japanese support body Free Japanese
Dispute resolution
Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) mcia.org.in
Leading India-seated institutional arbitration
Commercial Freemium English
India International Arbitration Centre (IIAC) indiainternationalarbitrationcentre.gov.in
Statutory arbitral institution in New Delhi
Government Free English
Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) siac.org.sg
Most-used neutral seat for India–Japan contracts
Commercial Freemium English
Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) jcaa.or.jp
Tokyo-seated option
Japanese support body Free Japanese
Law firms with Japan desks (referral layer)
Nishith Desai Associates nishithdesai.com
Indian law firm with a Japan desk
Commercial Paid English
AZB & Partners azbpartners.com
Indian law firm with a Japan desk
Commercial Paid English
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas cyrilshroff.com
Indian law firm with a Japan desk
Commercial Paid English
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas amsshardul.com
Indian law firm with a Japan desk
Commercial Paid English
Khaitan & Co khaitanco.com
Indian law firm with a Japan desk
Commercial Paid English
Trilegal trilegal.com
Indian law firm with a Japan desk
Commercial Paid English
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu noandt.com
Japanese law firm with an India practice
Commercial Paid English
Mori Hamada morihamada.com
Japanese law firm with an India practice
Commercial Paid English
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune amt-law.com
Japanese law firm with an India practice
Commercial Paid English
TMI Associates tmi.gr.jp
Japanese law firm with an India practice
Commercial Paid Japanese