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Legal Advice for Foreign Corporations on Reducing their Hassles while Onboarding Human Resources in India

in Business Laws, Foreign Direct Investment FDI, Legal Advice, Legal Advisor, Uncategorized

Unlike domestic firms that operate in their home countries, Multinational Corporations or MNCs that operate around the world face several cultural, legal, logistical, and strategic challenges in terms of staffing and other Human Resource Management (HRM) functions in overseas locations. While doing international business in multiple jurisdictions is exciting, however, there are some legal issues one should be aware of. Running an international business in foreign countries means complying with all applicable domestic laws when oner business is about to prosper. The best legal advice is to comply with and adhere to the local domestic laws of the host country....

14 June

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Legal Advice for Indian Companies for their General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) & Compliances

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in Business Laws, Corporate Lawyer, Legal Advice, Legal Advisor, Uncategorized

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which came into existence in May 2018 is regarded as the toughest data privacy legislation so far. The GDPR, in a nutshell provides a legal framework that set rules for the collection and processing of personal information of residents staying in the European Union (EU). It is applicable for any organisation operating within the EU, as well as any organisations outside of the EU which offer goods or services to customers or businesses in the EU. It casts upon all entities, a responsibility to use personal data with consent, for a specific purpose, for...

16 May

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Trademark Registration & the Pharmaceutical Industry: Lawyers Advice

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in Corporate Lawyer, Intellectual Property IP Laws & IP Rights, Legal Advice, Legal Advisor, Uncategorized

Pharmaceutical Industries are one of the sensitive sector in the world. The major issue with these industries is protection of their rights and its usage. There are two sides to this. One, to secure them from being misused and the other, to get benefits out of their inventions. Now, it has become a general practice to get a Trademark on a drug either by its principal component or by the name of the disease for which it is used. For safeguarding the rights of these industries, Section 13 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 strictly prohibits the use of ‘Generic names’...

16 May

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Laws on Prevention of Gold Smuggling in India: Lawyers Advice

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in Anticipatory Bail & Regular Bail, High Court, Legal Advice, Legal Advisor, Uncategorized

Gold Smuggling is a criminal offence in India and there are different Central laws which prevent and prohibit the same. Having said that, there are a catena of criminal defenses which are available to the accused in the case of Gold Smuggling. There also exists cogent and compelling grounds to obtain Bail in the case of Gold Smuggling. Thus, over here we shall be discussing the entire law on Gold Smuggling in India in the light of top ten leading criminal cases and/or judgments on Gold Smuggling in India. What are the Central Laws on Gold Smuggling in India? Custom Act (CA),...

14 May

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Explaining Trademark Oppositions: Lawyers Advice

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in Intellectual Property IP Laws & IP Rights, Legal Advice, Legal Advisor, STARTUPS IN INDIA, Uncategorized

What is Trademark Opposition? Trademark opposition is an essential part of the trademark registration process in India. Once a trademark has been published in the Trademarks Journal, it may be challenged. Any aggrieved individual may challenge the registration of a mark published in the Trademark Journal by filing a notice of opposition with the Registry in the specified manner and within the stipulated time, according to the Trademark Act of 1999. Trademark Opposition DurationAccording to the Act, anybody can file a notice of opposition against a trademark within four months of the date the mark was first advertised or re-advertised in the...

14 May

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Handling Trademark Objection under Section 11 of the Trademark Act of 1999

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in Intellectual Property IP Laws & IP Rights, Legal Advice, Legal Advisor, STARTUPS IN INDIA, Uncategorized

What should be done for a Trademark Objection under Section 11 of the Trademark Act of 1999?The relative grounds for denial of registration are outlined in Section 11 of the Trade Marks Act of 1999. The aim of this provision is to safeguard the interests of registered trademark owners. The Section 11(1) states that if the public is likely to be misled by a mark that is identical or similar to an earlier trademark, and a subsequent mark for such goods/services is identical or similar to the goods/services represented by an earlier mark, the latter mark shall not be registered....

14 May

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Handling Trademark Objection under Section 9 of the Trademark Act of 1999

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What should be done for a Trademark Objection under Section 9 of the Trademark Act of 1999?The Section 9 of the Trademark Act of 1999 talks about the absolute ground of refusal. The Section 9(1) a trademark cannot be registered if; which lack any distinguishing characteristics, i.e., are incapable of distinguishing one person's goods or services from those of another; which consist exclusively of marks or indications that may be used in commerce to designate the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, values, geographical origin, or time of production of goods or rendering of service or other characteristics.which are exclusively made...

14 May

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Procedure to Report Trademark Infringement: Lawyers Advice

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Trademark infringement happens when one party uses the trademark of another party in a manner which is not authorized. Trademark infringement is the violation of the exclusive rights attached to the registered trademark which is attached to the use of such trademark without authorization of the legitimate trademark owner of the registered trademark. How can I report trademark infringement?The Section 29 of the Trademark Act of 1999 deals with trademark infringement. Under this section, infringement can take place by a person who is not authorized to use the mark, the usage on such mark should be deceptively similar to that of...

13 May

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Protection of Unregistered Trademarks: Lawyers Advice

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Trademark registration is not mandatory in India. There are two types of trademarks i.e. registered and unregistered trademarks. An "unregistered trademark" is one that has no legal protection. If a person has been using a mark for a long time for a specific product or service and has established a sufficient level of goodwill, the mark can be recognised as a trademark without being formally registered under the Trademark Act of 1999. Even if a mark is not registered, it may be covered under the common law tort of "passing off." As a result, the owner of an unregistered trademark...

13 May

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Removal of a Registered trademark from the Register of Trademarks

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in Business Laws, Intellectual Property IP Laws & IP Rights, Legal Advice, Legal Advisor, Uncategorized

A trademark is a symbol that can be used to differentiate one's product or service from that of another. Since we associate icons and colours with a certain company or product, it is important for that product's distinguishable identity to be protected from someone else who may choose to use it. A trademark preserves one's intellectual property rights, or in other words, one's distinguishable identity. When a trademark is registered, it is protected for ten years from the date of registration. After ten years, the trademark may be renewed for another ten years. In India it is not mandatory to...