19th April 2011
What is the Governing Law of Patent?
In India, the law of Patent is governed by Patent Act, 1970 as amended till date and Rules there under. The Patent Act, 1970 was lastly amended by The Patent (Amendment) Act, 2004 became effective from January 1, 200...
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19th April 2011
What is the governing law of Trademarks?
The Trademarks Act, 1999 is the governing law of Trademarks which came into effect from September 15, 2003. This new Trademark Act has in effect repealed the old Act, Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 and Rul...
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04th April 2011
Divorce is a community affair. No, it's not that the entire community gets involved, although there are those who will tell you otherwise. Rather, it's that aspect of Family Law that dictates whether your divorce will be governed by community property or ...
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21st March 2011
Property is inherited either from a will or from a decedent who died without a will. If the decedent dies without a will, his property is subject to an administration proceeding. If the decedent dies with a will, the estate is subject to a probate proceed...
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16th March 2011
Non-Resident Indians (NRI), Indian settled abroad or on work permit who are involved in matrimonial crisis often faces complex situation of divorce, annulment and child custody and consequent legal proceedings.
They have option of filing divorce case i...
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03rd March 2011
Indian Patent law gives exlusive rights for the one who owns any of the intellectual properties like copyright, trademark and patent etc. The patent law is different for different jurisdiction.Domain name disputes, Spam, identity thefts, and Commercial e-...
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18th February 2011
Certain important and recent legal developments in this area are set out below.
Conditions on Financing by NBFC
The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has notified that while granting finance to housing / development projects, Non Banking Financial C...
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14th February 2011
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are very common today: one business - usually a corporation - takes over or buys out another business and takes its place in the market. Although the terms are often used interchangeably, a merger is not the same thing as an...
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