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Trademark vs Company Name vs Domain Name: What Each One Protects
Choosing the name for your business can take a long time—sometimes days, even weeks. You need a name that sticks in people’s minds. It should look great on your products. It should feel right when customers say it out loud. Once you’ve found that name, you register your company and buy a matching website domain.…
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Legal Retainer for Digital Agencies: Client MSAs, Freelancer Terms and IP Ownership
The client has approved the campaign strategy, the team has started working, and now everything appeared to be on time. Then the client has requested some designs and after some time the client is asking for another set of changes. At the same time the freelancer who has made the artwork is asking for payment.…
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Word Mark vs Logo Mark: Which Should You Register First?
Your brand name has been selected and you have also made the design for your logo. You are very close to starting your own business venture. However, before you proceed further, there is one question that you need to answer. Which one should you register first? Registering the trademarked name as a word mark is an…
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Legal Support for D2C and E-commerce Brands: Contracts, Marketplaces and IP
Launching a brand means making plenty of decisions with limited time. You approve samples, arrange photographs, compare delivery charges and try to get the website ready. Working with outsourced legal counsel can help you work through the agreements behind those decisions before orders start arriving. The questions often sound small: can the supplier replace this…
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Plagiarism vs Copyright Infringement: Legal Differences
You find a photograph that fits your blog perfectly. You download it, add the photographer’s name and publish the article. You’ve given credit, so you feel comfortable using it. A copyright infringement lawyer would ask another question: did the photographer permit that use? That question explains much of the confusion around plagiarism vs copyright infringement.…
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Documents Required for Copyright Registration in India
You’ve finished the work and want to register a copyright. Then you open the application and find questions about authorship, ownership, publication and permissions. Suddenly, having the finished book, artwork or software file doesn’t seem quite enough. Should the application be in your name or your company’s? Does a freelancer need to sign something? The things…
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Commercial Courts Act: Which Business Disputes Go to Commercial Courts?
A bill that has not been paid usually begins with a reminder. Then another email arrives, followed by a phone call and a promise that the money will be sent week. At some point you must decide whether to take action. Where do you begin? Does a payment dispute belong in a court simply because a…
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Design Registration Process in India: Step by Step With Timeline
You’ve finally got the prototype right. The shape works, the finish looks good, and your team is ready to photograph it for the launch. After all those revisions, it’s tempting to get the product out there and deal with the paperwork later. But if its appearance helps it stand out, this is a good time…
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Documents Required for Trademark Registration in India (Individual, Company, LLP)
You picked a business name designed a logo and are starting to plan for the launch. Now you want to protect your brand by registering a trademark. The legal forms and steps seem more complicated than you thought they would be. The documents required for trademark registration depend on who owns the brand, whether it…
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Fractional Legal Counsel for SaaS Companies in India: Contracts, Data and IP
Your sales team has finally landed a promising customer. The demo went well, the pricing works, and everyone wants to get started. Then procurement sends a contract with unlimited liability, demanding security commitments and ownership language nobody expected. Suddenly, closing the deal involves more than a signature. A monthly legal retainer can give your team…
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