Drone Law & UAS Regulatory Advisory

 

 

 

 

 

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Our Capabilities

 

1. Regulatory & Policy Advisory
 

We advise on end-to-end compliance under India’s drone and aviation framework, including:

• Drone Rules, 2021 and DGCA / MoCA notifications

• Digital Sky Platform registrations, permissions, and compliance workflows

• Type certification, remote ID, geo-fencing and airspace authorisations

• BVLOS operations, sandbox trials, and conditional approvals

• Import / export controls, SCOMET classification, and defence-linked clearances

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2. Commercial Contracts & Operations
 

Drone businesses operate in high-risk, permissioned environments. We support clients on:

• Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and SLAs for drone operations, surveys, and inspections

• Government and PSU tenders, defence procurement, and long-cycle contracts

• OEM–operator arrangements, leasing models, and pilot-deployment structures

• Incident reporting, liability allocation, indemnities, and insurance alignment

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3. Data Protection, Privacy & Geospatial Compliance
 

Drone operations routinely involve personal data, location data, and sensitive geospatial information. We advise on:

• Compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and Rules

• Data ownership, consent, purpose limitation, and cross-border transfers

• GIS and geospatial data guidelines impacting mapping and analytics

• Structuring data-sharing, retention, and monetisation models

4. Intellectual Property & Technology Risk
 

We help drone companies protect and commercialise proprietary technology by advising on:

• IP ownership and assignment (especially in founder, employee, and contractor contexts)

• Confidentiality, trade secrets, and non-compete structures

• Patent strategy and freedom-to-operate considerations

• Technology licensing and collaboration arrangements

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5. Fundraising, Structuring & Investments
 

Sigma Chambers advises on transactions across the drone ecosystem, including:

• Early-stage and growth-stage fundraises

• Strategic investments and joint ventures

• Defence-sector and government-linked capital

• ESOPs, phantom equity, and incentive structures

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6. Disputes, Investigations & Risk Management
 

We support clients in:

• Regulatory notices, audits, and enforcement actions

• Contractual disputes arising from drone operations or failed deployments

• Incident response and regulatory reporting

• Employment-linked disputes involving IP misuse or data breaches

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