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almost 9 years ago

Cybersquatting Laws In India

Cybersquatters aim at associating themselves with the well-known trademark in order to profit out of it.
almost 9 years ago

Exemptions For Private Limited Companies

A notification made on 05th June 2015 notified exemptions for private companies from certain provisions of the Companies Act 2013.
almost 9 years ago

Pre Incorporation Contracts & Provisional Contracts

As per the Act, the company can neither sue nor it can be sued on the basis of such contracts because the company was not a party to such contracts.
almost 9 years ago

Start Ups And Loss Of Trademark Rights – How You Can Stay Safe

Closer home, copyright and trademark infringement cases slapped on ‘Flipkart Discounts’ by giant e-commerce company Flipkart and by PayPal against Indian mobile payment app Paytm respectively, are some fresh cases of IP disputes in the current start-up industry.
almost 9 years ago

Loss Of Trademark Rights

The Board therefore held on account of section 47 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, that registration alone would not prove use of trademarks, the same were liable to be cancelled if allegations of non-use are not rebutted by registered proprietors (as Cadbury had done in the instant case).
almost 9 years ago

Deposits Under Companies Act 2013

Invitation, acceptance & repayment of deposits of the companies described in of the companies Act, 2013 Sec.73 to 76 Companies require funds for expanding their business activities due to comprehensive business environment.
almost 9 years ago

Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code 2016

According to the Government, the outcome for the recovery action by creditors were not as desired through the Contract Act or through special laws such as the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 and the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002.
almost 9 years ago

Lifting Of The Corporate Veil

Misuse of the provision Before the enactment of Companies Act, the investor’s interest was not protected.
almost 9 years ago

Understanding The Startup India Action Plan

A Company under the Companies Act, 1956 / 2013, a Partnership Firm or a Limited Liability Partnership) shall not be more than five years old; Its annual turnover should not have exceeded INR 25 Crore in any preceding financial year; and It is working towards innovation, development, deployment or commercialization of new products, processes or services driven by technology or intellectual property.
almost 9 years ago

How To Establish Use Of Mark For An Intent To Use Application?

If a trademark application has been filed on an intent-to-use basis without being aware of the fact that the trademark is already in usage in India, an application can later be filed to amend the date of usage and put in the actual date of the use of the mark.