While patent protects ideas, Copyright protects original expressions of the idea and not the underlying ideas. The creator of a work enjoys exclusive rights for its use and distribution. The author of a work is the original owner of Copyright. It is given to literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers […]
Employee Provident Fund is a scheme which provides retirement benefits and is applicable to all salaried employees in India. EPF registration is compulsory for all the companies/organisations employing more than 20 individuals, including both temporary and permanent employees. Organizations employing less than 20 personnel, can voluntarily register themselves. Companies which expand […]
Producer Companies (PC) are a relatively new legal entity that includes only certain categories of persons. These consists of, agricultural produce, forest produce, artisanal products, or any other local produce, where the members are primary producers. Producer Company as a legal entity was enacted in 2003 as per section IX-A […]
The Patent Act, 1970 governs the Patent system in India. Patent Registration in India grants absolute rights to an inventor or an assignee for a duration of 14 years. After this, the patent goes to the public domain. A Patent is a territorial right and excludes third parties from infringement, so it […]
PAN refers to the Permanent Account Number. Its primary function is to prevent tax evasion by keeping a complete track of monetary transactions. TAN registration refers to the Tax deduction Account Number. It enables the assessee who has made […]
Producer Company is a company registered under the Companies Act 2013 and carry on of the following activities: Production, harvesting, procurement, grading, pooling, handling, marketing, selling, export of primary produce of members or import of goods or services for their benefit; Processing including preserving, drying, distilling, brewing, venting, canning and packaging of produce of its […]
The patent is granted to an individual/small entity/other than small entity who invents any novel, non-obvious, useful application. The government is authorised to grant a license for a period of 20 years to the inventor. The patent is a negative right as it excludes others from claiming the registered patent. Patent infringement happens when […]
