If the trademark holder misses the renewal period, he is provided with a grace period of 12 months and if the applicant files an application within 6 months the government fees are Rs.13500 whereas if the application is filed after 6 months grace period the government fees charged is Rs.18000.

Particulars of the Notice of Opposition Among other things, the notice of opposition should contain particulars such as – the impugned application number; the name of the applicant of the trademark sought to be opposed; indication/description of the goods and/or services from the impugned trademark application; application or registration number and the filing date (if available), statement and indication of prior use of an earlier mark as well as an indication of the country or countries where the mark has achieved a well-known status (if applicable); representation of the applicant’s mark and where applicable, representation of the earlier mark along with class/classes of goods or services protected and covered under earlier mark.

  The Examination Report issued to the applicant contains detailed reasons of the objections raised by the Examiner and can also be viewed on IP India.

The first Sound Mark to be registered in India was Yahoo yodel followed by Nokia tune.

This business type requires no registration from a government, and hence it is quite a popular form of business in India The sole proprietorship is not a legal entity.

Resolution of this Question On 20th December, 2014, the govt. of India takes another step ahead in position to make its campaign “Make in India” a grand success by introducing GST in Lok Sabha.

Recently, everyone in the market/industry wants to turn up secure and safe and for that they want themselves worked under a registered legal system prescribed by the government to make their business grow.

Private Limited Company Registration requires Digital Signature(DSC) to Sign the incorporation forms, DIN, Name Reservation, MOA & AOA and a place for the Registered office of the Company. It is a 10 days online registration process governing by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Website.

Income Tax Rates for Foreign Companies in India (As Amended By Finance Act, 2014) Foreign companies in India are liable to pay tax @ 40% on their net income, i.e. after deducting all the expenses subject to allowance by Income tax act, 1961.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has instructed banks to increase the funding made to priority sectors, viz agriculture and small scale industries.