What is a trade secret? Well, in layman’s terms, it is pretty much anything, that – A basic example is that of an email list. A business spends considerable marketing efforts in order to grow its email list. This is usually confidential information. Now, if the list is stolen by a competitor, the business can […]
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So you’ve got the perfect business idea and wish to make a successful business surrounding the idea? Well, that would be great, provided you have a sound business plan, but a word of caution – you need to know the laws that govern your business domain. Now, it may seem really cut and dry, but
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Article by Shivangi Tokas, Edited by Aditya Bhushan. India Inc. is ready once again. While it had fallen from the grace of the fastest growing country in the world due to the dual effects of demonitisation and COVID-19, the country might have just escaped its worst economic downturn and now seems to be pushing up.
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Article by Laghima Jain and Adhip Ray, Edited by Chinmay Jain. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union (EU) is a data governance law, providing the consumer’s control over their personal data. GDPR, the core of Europe’s digital privacy laws, is designed to reflect the digital world in which we are living and helps
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Article by Julie Hughes of TurnOnVPN. Starting your own business can be exciting, but the road to becoming an entrepreneur is thickly sown with thorns. In the age of the internet, one of the biggest challenges start-ups face is cybersecurity. And while cyberattacks targeting government agencies and big corporations garner the headlines, it’s the tech-driven
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Author Bio: Manan Daga is a law student at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, one of the most premier law institutes in India. You can connect with him on LinkedIn. Platform business models have become an integral part of start-ups, established businesses, and every other business line. They are growing all around us, from
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Article by Janhavi Dudam. An owner of a trademark has the right either to use his trademark himself or assign it to others. If the product and services used are identical or deceptively similar to which the mark is registered then it would constitute an infringement. In the case of a registered trademark, the registered
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Article by Vanshika Godara, Edited by Drishti Saigal A Brief Introduction to Company Resolutions as per the Companies Act, 2013 Since a company is an artificial person and given a legal persona, any decision which is to be taken by a company is via, what is known as a ‘Resolution’. During the lifetime of your company, you
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Article by Vanshika Godara, Edited by Drishti Saigal Corporate Social Responsibility is not a brand new construct in India. However, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of the Republic of India has recently notified the Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 beside corporations through the (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. “Hereinafter CSR Rules” and the alternative notifications connected to that, which makes it mandatory. Sub Section (1) of Section 135 provides
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Article by Anant Pratap Singh Chauhan, Edited by Chinmay Jain. Private Company is a type of company, wherein the company does not float shares in public for the purpose of amassing capital. A private company has been defined under Section 2(68) of the Companies Act, 2013 as – “private company means a company having a
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