Applicants have to directly approach Certifying Authorities (CAs) with original supporting documents, and self-attested copies to obtain such certificate. 2.

Trademark opposition costs vary for the opponent and the applicant, though it is considerably less than the filing costs.

Applications for DIN have to be made in Form No.DIR-3.

Capital: The minimum capital required to form a public limited company is Rs.500, 000/- However, as per theAct, this limit is not applicable to companies having a license under section 25.

The case is applicable to the usage of Limited, Ltd, LLP, Limited Liability Partnership etc.

However, these companies are permissible to conduct business in India as per the law applicable to it.

Trademark restoration is the consequences of non-filing of the renewal application on time.

The exemptions declared by the government to startups in its recent budget include a three-year tax exemption, exemption from capital gain tax, 80% reduction in the patent registration fee, Intellectual Property Rights protection, funding support and credit guarantee fund eligibility.

Registrations of Societies, Trusts etc are also allowed in India, subject to the terms and conditions of the respective acts and rules applicable to such formation.

FAQs and all the necessary information with regard to Patents, Designs, Trademarks, Geographical Indication along with the forms for filing an application for registration.

For a person intending to become the director of the company should apply for DIN in Form DIR-3 with the following documents PAN Card            Documents for address proof Passport Size Photos Form Dir-4 for Verification All the documents submitted along with the DIR-3 application have to be encrypted with a DSC as self-attested.

MGT.14 with ROC File fees and application in Form No.

Tax Rate: Being that the company is treated as a private company, the same tax slab is applicable and should have to pay 30% tax.

Under Rule 33 of the Trademark Rules of 2002, it is a requirement that when applying for the registration of such a word, the endorsement of the translation of the word that is not Hindi or English, must state in the application, the name of the language to which the word belongs.

Granting interim relief, Justice G S Sistani said: "the plaintiffs/applicants, having established a strong prima facie case for priority showing prior use and goodwill in the mark 'Aqua' are entitled to an interim injunction against the defendants."

However, this scheme is still not applicable to income from commission or brokerage, agency business, business of ply, hiring or leasing goods carriage.

However, examination of the application would depend on other factors as well such as; how many people possess the same surname.

When applying for registration, the case will be examined and any deficiencies found will be communicated to the applicant for which he/she will have a month to rectify.

A single application for filing under different class of goods.

Hike in Filing Fee A 100% hike for the filing of a trademark application has been proposed.

You can also check your application status by logging on to the website.

The LLP Agreement is a mandatory action for all LLPs, and even in the absence of a specific LLP Agreement, an LLP Agreement must be executed, specifically excluding the applicability of one or all paragraphs of Schedule I (referred to as the default LLP agreement).

Step 4: Incorporation application is filed with the Government.

The retirement of the concerned Retiring Partner will be notified to the Registrar and the Retiring Partner agrees to sign application etc., required for this particular purpose.

Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 No one can use the marks or names which are listed below without the prior approval of the Central government or State government in any trade, business or in the title or any patent, trademark or design.

Therefore, even if the search tool does not return an identical name, the MCA Officer who has approved the application for the name reservation reserves the final decision on whether the proposed name is similar to that of an existing company.

CGST will not be applicable on Jammu and Kashmir.

One single tax will be applicable on the supply of goods and services starting right from the manufacturer to the end consumer.

Nevertheless, any significant change in this clause requires a separate application.

Therefore, the change of company name will not: Disturb the rights and obligations of the company Render defective any legal proceedings by or against the concerned company Process of changing the name of a Private Limited Company Step 1: Resolution of the Board A Board meeting has to be convened to pass a resolution for Private Limited company’s change of name and with a view to authorize a Director or Company Secretary to make an application to the MCA for ascertaining the availability of proposed name.

Committee for winding up This is within the 3 weeks of passing of winding up by order of the Tribunal; the Company Liquidator will submit an application to the Tribunal for constitution of a winding up committee which would comprise of the following: Official Liquidator Nominee of the Secured Creditors Tribunal nominated professional The winding up committee will assist and monitor the overall progress of the entire proceedings of liquidation which would include the following: Taking over of the assets of the company Examination of the Statement of Affairs Recovery of the cash, property of any other assets of the company which include the benefits that are derived therefrom Reviewing of the accounts and the audit reports of the concerned company Sale of the assets of the company Finalizing of the final list of contributories and creditors Decision making regarding the compromise, settlement and abandonment of the claims Paying of the dividends if any.

Step 4: Enrolment Application filling After logging in, fill the enrolment application form, giving all the necessary details.

It is dubbed as the Goods and Services Tax or GST that has now replaced various indirect tax laws that were applicable in India.

The term “significant accounting transaction” means any transaction other than the- Therefore, any company which wishes to become an asset company without having any significant business transactions can apply to get the status of a dormant company.

Minimum alternate tax is applicable for Companies and also for Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) who are required to pay a minimum tax based on the book profit of the enterprise.

Money received from the share application for the period of 2 months The money which has been received by a Company towards the subscription of the securities or the advance towards the allotment of securities that are pending allocation will not be considered as deposits. 6.

This kind of trademark infringement is only applicable to marks which are famous.

If you are facing a bit of delay in bringing your enterprise to the market but you fear that your insignia might get duplicated or thieved in the meantime, then you can file an application to reserve the logo for your company under ‘Intent to use’.

   The Annual Return Filing and its applicability All of the private, one person and Limited Companies are required to file an annual return with the name of the company at the end of each financial year.

A complete analysis of Section 188 demands understanding of the following:  Section’s applicability  Related Party’s formal definition Here is a brief on understanding the above provisions.

Therefore, in such cases, the investors have to enquire that the intellectual properties of the enterprise like patent, design, trademark and copyright are well-protected using copyright registration, trademark registration or registration of patents.

Now, the name approval would be handled by the centralized centre for the processing of the name approval application made from all across India.

When someone attempts to register a trademark, the registrar of trademarks will ask for proof submission of distinctiveness or move the application from Principal Register to Supplement Register.

Procedure for registration Online filing of the application through TEAS (Trademark Electronic Application System) is preferred over manual filing due to cost considerations.

The registered ® symbol is mandatory to determine the applicability of lawsuits and can be the separating point between winning and losing the lawsuit.

Every major enterprise has worries regarding the transgression of its intellectual properties which includes infraction of trademarks, patents, and copyrights.

If it's available, then you can apply for the registration.

Rights/limitations/restrictions applicable on sweat equity shares Shall rank at the same rate or on an equal footing with other equity shareholders. 13.

Dispatch of DIN application The applicant is then required to take a print-out of Form DIN-1 (containing provisional DIN generated online).

Trademark Opposition If non-use of a trademark is seen 3 months preceding to the time of registration application filed with regards to date of filing the registration application, in relation to the goods or products specified in the application registered.