Well Known Marks - Trademarks Rules 2017

Oct 16, 2017

The new Trade Marks Rules, 2017 have generated a lot of buzz for creating a new procedure that allows the Registrar to declare a trademark ‘well-known’. The new Rule 124 allows any trade mark owner to file a request in Form TM-M requesting the Registrar to declare a trademark ‘we ..... Read More

New Patent Rules & Start-ups

Sep 19, 2017

In order to provide advancement to entrepreneurship and startup culture in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the striving ‘Startup India’ Movement. Further, to im-prove the growth of innovation in India, he promised faster patent registrations and quicker exits for comp ..... Read More

Doing Business in India

Aug 28, 2017

India continues to be an area of rapid development in the Asia Pacific region. The article starts with a review of the various legal entities that are available to a business wishing to establish operations in India and then goes on to review the potential tax implications from o ..... Read More

Growing Opportunities in Indian Defence Sector

Aug 22, 2017

India has the third largest armed forces in the world. The allocation of Defence in the India's union budget is approx USD 34.53 billion and 31.1% of the defence budget is spent on capital acuisitions. 60% of defence related requirements are met by imports which offers a huge opp ..... Read More