LLP, a legal form available world-wide is now introduced in India and is governed by the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008, with effect from April 1, 2009. link (pdf) . LLP combines the advantages of ease of running a Partnership and separate legal entity status and limited liability aspect of a Company. Here are some of...
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You must have read the news last month about an ex-Intel employee being charged with theft of trade secrets. Do you think it was a willful act or negligence or ignorance? It is imperative for organizations to educate employees on what is classified as confidential information, treatment of the same and not just have an...
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Concluding part of the series on “Demystifying IP/Patent Process for Startups“(amazing discussion going on in there), by Dilip of GreyB, patent research and analytics firm. Understanding Patent Priorities Keep in mind the following points: What to patent
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Image by psd via Flickr Guest post by Dilip of GreyB, patent research and analytics firm. In this post (published in two parts), Dilip demystifies the entire patenting process and what does it mean for startups. Basics of Patenting Patents : Protect an invention in any area of technology which is new, useful, capable of industrial application,...
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An interesting question came our way and we thought of sharing this with the larger group.  As a start-up most of them are on the look for free/open source alternatives before buying or building things. In the last few years, there has been a lot of software that has been released under dual licensing...
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We are pretty familiar with Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme (ESPS) as an employee benefit plan and employee retention tool. They are attractive in listed companies, primarily because of easy trade-ability and established market price. How about start-ups and unlisted companies? Are stock options attractive enough? Or is it shares...
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You have just started on your own and trying to understand different registrations required for conducting your business. Statutory or regulatory registrations are largely related to the kind of business or operations. You may need registration under the software technology parks (STPI) if in software development or require import-export code number, if you are exporting...
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You are planning to start on your own. How do you choose the legal form you need to operate as? Some of the parameters you need to consider are taxability, registration requirements, legal compliances, continuity, ownership...
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Pavan is CEO of Whitemoney, which specializes in Copyright, Trademarks and patenting issues. In this post, Pavan shares his views and opinions about how and why startups should really patent their ideas. On February 14th 1876, Alexander Graham Bell applied for a Patent on an apparatus that could transmit speech electrically, beating out his rival,...
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With our continued effort to bring startups to a mode, we continue our Interview with Mr.Pavan CEO, Whitemoney Consultancy to give a brief description about copyrights and its issues. 1. What is Copyright? Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph...
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Do startups need to worry about trademarks? copyrights? Well, while building the brand must be on top of your ToDo list, it’s
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