Nine Practice Areas
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We operate where law meets code. Our counsel maps software architecture, data flows and product risk into positions that withstand negotiations, enforcement and regulatory scrutiny.
We treat IP and compliance as business assets, structuring ownership, licensing and technology transfers to unlock revenue while safeguarding competitive advantage.
Technology businesses move fast — so do we. Deep subject-matter expertise, clear escalation routes, and consistent communication, whether routine advisory or crisis.
We strive to be the best in our fields of expertise and deliver the highest standard of service.
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SB Tech Associates helps technology companies build defensible IP portfolios and resolve disputes where code, content and models intersect with Indian copyright, patent and trademark law. We advise on prosecution strategy, licensing structures, enforcement against infringement, and diligence for fundraising and acquisitions, including the emerging frontier of generative AI training data and output ownership.
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act transforms how every data-heavy product must be designed. We help fiduciaries operationalise consent, purpose limitation, data principal rights, breach notification and cross-border transfer controls, aligning engineering, legal and compliance teams ahead of DPBI enforcement and accelerated SDF deadlines.
Financial technology in India operates under layered RBI, NPCI and SEBI obligations that change with every master direction. We guide payment aggregators, lenders, neobanks and embedded-finance platforms through licensing pathways, escrow and settlement design, KFS and KYC compliance, outsourcing arrangements, and inspection-ready documentation.
Technology transactions fail when contracts do not map to how products actually work. We draft and negotiate SaaS MSAs, cloud outsourcing agreements, API marketplace terms, licensing stacks and DPAs, bridging DPDP processor duties, RBI outsourcing norms, EU AI Act expectations, and customer procurement playbooks into enforceable Indian law positions.
Frontier technologies outpace statute, but regulators are closing the gap with sandboxes, risk-tier matrices and intermediary rules. We help teams document AI deployments, navigate MeitY and NITI Aayog governance expectations, structure public-sector pilots, and align synthetic media, drone and blockchain products with India's evolving compliance landscape.
Cyber regulation in India is operational, not theoretical. CERT-In's six-hour reporting rule, log retention duties, and AI-assisted threat advisories create hard deadlines for CISOs and GCs. We build incident triage playbooks, defend intermediary liability positions, support cybercrime investigations, and align SBOM and vulnerability management with RBI and SEBI expectations.
The Online Gaming Authority and 2026 rules redraw permissible monetisation, KYC, advertising and prize-pool flows for India's gaming industry. We help studios, tournament operators and platforms obtain registry compliance, distinguish skill from chance products, structure e-sports prize pools, and manage ASCI and influencer obligations, while steering clear of RMG prohibition risks.
Telecom, media and platform businesses face converging TRAI, MIB and DoT requirements: from spectrum and licensing to OTT communication regulation, news aggregation, spam classification and content labelling for AI-generated bulletins. We advise on regulatory filings, intermediary due diligence, and content rights structures that hold up in negotiation and litigation.
Startups win rounds when legal risk is priced correctly. We support DPIIT recognition, cap-table and ESOP hygiene, term sheet negotiation, FEMA pricing and FC-GPR filings, PLI-linked IP commercialisation, and investor diligence responses, including pro bono counsel for eligible Startup India companies building India's digital economy.
Complimentary gap analyses for founders and in-house teams, plus pro bono support for DPIIT-recognised startups.