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Accordingly, it is notified that all individuals and institutions who wish to apply as Facilitators for Startups in Patents & Designs and Trademarks may refer to the SIPP scheme details and Guidelines for facilitators and follow the procedure for registration, Form, terms and conditions etc. already available in the official website (www.ipindia.nic.in), and submit their applications on or before 10th July, 2016.
Rise, the fintech innovation platform created by Barclays, launches today in Mumbai. Finalists of Risehack, a fintech Hackathon, will present their projects as part of the launch event. Mumbai, 15 June 2016 – Barclays today opened the doors of Rise Mumbai, the latest addition to its network of physical spaces designed to bring together the […]
The Patents (Amendments) Rules, 2016 have come into force w.e.f. 16th May, 2016. In this regard the stakeholders and general public are hereby informed that in terms of provisions of sub-rule (13) of Rule 24C relating to expedited examination of applications, the number of requests for expedited examination to be received by the Patent Office on or before 31st December, 2016 has been limited to 1000 requests.
Central Government, hereby notifies the ‘classes of persons’ for the purposes of section 56(2)(viib)(ii) as being the ‘person’ defined under sub-section (31) of section 2 of the said Act, being resident, who make any consideration exceeding the face value for issues of shares of a ‘startup’ company.
In this article we have discussed step by Flow Chart for Application of Patent, Design and Trademark in India by a Startups under Startup India Scheme. We have also updated List of Facilitators of Patents for Start-ups and same can be downloaded from the Following Link :-
In respect to the Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property (SIPP) announced by the Government of India and the list of facilitators published for the purpose, references have been received regarding the procedure to be adopted for filing/ processing of startups’ applications for Patents
Government of India has recognized government organizations like TIFAC / NRDC / BIRAC/DEITY / DSIR etc. for the purpose of consideration as facilitator for start-ups vide published Scheme for Facilitating Start-ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) document.
Brief of Finance Act 2016, passed in Lok Sabha:- Direct Tax and Service Tax.The Finance Budget 2016 has been passed in Lok Sabha on 05 May 2016 with few amendments. The president assented the finance bill on 14 May 2016. The following are the major highlights of Finance Act, 2016
Requirement of minimum paid up capital and common seal under the Companies Act 2013 done away with. Registration for Permanent Account Number (PAN), Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN), EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organization) and ESIC (Employee’s State Insurance Corporation) and incorporation of company can be done through a single form on eBiz portal.
In case an application processed by a startup is fully or partly transferred to any person other than a natural person or a startup, the difference, if any, in the scale of fees between the fees charged from a startup and such person to whom the application is transferred, shall be paid by the new applicant along with the request for transfer:
