In this era of competition ‘advertisement’ is an indispensable tool of marketing. It provides knowledge to the customers about the new products available in the market. Right of commercial advertisements and the right of public at large to receive ‘commercial speech’ is guaranteed under Art 19(1) (a) which deals with the Freedom of Speech and Expression. When the ‘Advertising Standards Authority’ and ‘Federal Trade Commission’ form the authority to lay down standards for advertisements in UK and US respectively, in India we do not have a statutory authority.
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Litigation Support Services Definition
Meaning of Litigation Support Services
Immigration Laws in USA
Since 1790, with the passing of the Naturalization Act there had been a series of laws which were passed in US to effectively deal with the immigration laws in the country. The modern law of immigration started with the passing of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 which is also known as the McCarran Walter Act.
Intellectual Property Rights
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, “Intellectual Property is refers to the creation of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works and symbols, names, images and designs used in commerce”.
Patenting an idea in India, USA, Canada
Patents are the exclusive rights granted to the inventor to use, enjoy and sell his invention or improvement when it is novel, useful and non-obvious to the person skilled in the art. Here comes the question regarding the patent of ideas.
Legal Document Review
Document Review is the process of reviewing the documents by the attorneys regarding a particular case and then arranging and ordering the documents in the order of their importance. The Document Review is often done by the attorneys in the process of the litigation whether it be litigation, mergers and acquisitions. The importance of document review has gained tremendous importance with the increase in litigation. Now-a-days the document review is often done by the experienced paralegals. This process requires a lot of cautiousness and they are given only to reputed law firms. In the US the cost of document review is very high and here comes the role of Legal Process Outsourcing firms. The task of document review will be assigned to LPO’s in countries where the rate is low. This was made possible and easier with the advent of technology where it could be done with much more accuracy.
How to register a Company in US
The considerations to be looked into to deal with registering the companies in United States differ from state to state. The procedure also differ depending upon the firms or business like sole proprietorship, corporation, Limited Liability Company or partnership. For example if it is a sole proprietorship then no registration is required at the state level.
Limited liability partnership in India
Limited liability partnership definition
Limited Liability partnership is incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 where unlike the traditional partnership have a separate legal entity, can hold property, having perpetual succession and there is no liability of one member to be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of the other member. According to the Indo American Chamber of Commerce the limited liability partnership is defined as “a hybrid between a company and a partnership” as LLP allows its members upon agreement to have flexibility in their internal structure and at the same time provides benefits of limited liability.