Food for thought…

Nidhi Joshi

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. But I think it is true for everybody, especially children. Who doesn’t like to have good and tasty food anyway? Talking about how food and its meaning has changed in our lives we just need to connect to our childhood days and I am sure everybody can remember the aroma of the usual dal chaval which was more or less a staple diet of every household, at least in north…

To mark the birthday of our daughter we decided to escape the hustle bustle of this city. Discussing and explaining ideas has always been our way of interaction with our kids and they were more than happy to nod in the affirmative for this outing, shunning the idea of the usual birthday party.

As it was just the weekend we had for the picnic so it had to be some place close by hence we zeroed in on Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur which derives its name after a Keoladeo (Shiva)…

There was a time when Google had no profits. It was madly searching for sources of revenues. Then in 2003 they hit upon the AdWords gold mine and as of Dec 2011, Total Ad revenue stood at $ 36.5 Billion (Google’s total revenue was $ 37.9 Billion).

As per Google’s 2011 SEC Filing, “The goal of AdWords, our primary auction-based advertising program, is to deliver ads that are so useful and relevant to search queries or web content that they are a form of information in their own right.…

The applicant is an Indian Company, entered into a business support service agreement with another group company namely, Shell Shared Services BV (SSSABV), a company incorporated in Netherlands, through the latter’s Philippines branch. Under the Agreement, branch office performs services, including invoice processing, monitoring operational execution, SOX and goods receipts/invoice receipts, credit management. For the said services, SSSABV charges a monthly operation fee . The question in…

Late nights, watching endless hours of tv tucked in warm and cosy bed, sleeping till the sun is shining bright, yes you guessed it right it is December end and winter vacations are on.

With my kids’ school closed for winter vacations and my native town being Dehra Dun I didn’t need to think further for a little family holiday. So with hubby and kiddos in tow we drove down to Dun in our hatchback.

Woollens brimming over the travelling bag jackets, pullovers, mufflers and gloves…

The Delhi High Court has warned Facebook and Google India that they can be blocked in India, if they fail to check and remove objectionable material from their web pages. The HC refused to quash the criminal complaint against Google and facebook, related to publishing of infammatory images of some Gods and Goddesses.

The Hon’ble Judge Suresh Cait cited that liability of the content posted on the site falls on them as they are the beneficiary and doing business in India. Websites’…

Government has cleared the way for entry of foreign brands dealing into Single-Brand Product Retail Trading by allowing 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the said area, under the Government route. The said move will see lots of brands like Louis Vuitton, Ikea and likes to establish business and operate in India.

FDI in Single Brand product retail trading would be subject to the following conditions:

• Products to be sold should be of a ‘Single Brand’…

Makerere University is organizing the International Conference on Computing and ICT Research from August 5-7, 2012. This conference provides an international forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the state-of-the-art research and practices in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Data Comunications and Computer Networks and ICT for Sustainable Development.

This…

The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has issued a public notice dated January 09, 2012 for the attention of trademark applicants and agents in India regarding furnishing of all the details and information while filing the application for trademark.

A lot of trademark applications are being received with deficiencies. The Trademark office has issued a list of guidelines to be met for the applications to be processed.

1. Actual description of Goods/Services…

More to the destination….

Bhimtal became bhinntaal on the second day and by the end of the trip it was vibhinntaaals. Hubby dear spent 2 weeks seemingly trying to convince me for taking the trip to “a taal other than bloody nainital”…..finally the “we’ll celebrate your birthday in the hills” appeal (made with showcased love for me and hidden lust for travel) worked. Of all the colleagues brought to my notice, which by the way is all the people…

Enterprises are becoming more open to the idea of buying IT as a service, rather than owning infrastructure. The enticing prospect of releasing the enterprise from the shackles of buying, maintaining hardware and software, licensing and support, has fuelled interest in cloud computing. However, certain risks involved, which gets associated with the legal aspect, cannot be ruled out. Pertinent questions around security, SLA breaches, default, etc. from IT heads have been highlighted from time…

Starting and running a start-up comes with its own challenges - starting with nurturing the seed of idea, identifying the market need for the services or products on offer, raising funding and capital, having a infrastructure and a team and of course get going with your first client. Amidst so many persistent issues, one critical aspect of a start-up that needs foremost consideration - Legal issues pertaining to the start-up. Usually Entrepreneurs think that legal issues are to be handled…

Trademark Law FIrm India

Applications for registration of trade marks are to be filed in the prescribed manner, either in paper form or in an electronic form.   Pursuant to sub-section (3) of section  6 which enables the maintenance of Register of Trade Marks wholly or partly on computer, the Register of Trade Marks is now…

A breif about the changing dynamics which are set to impact the legal outsourcing industry in the coming year.  “We see 2011 as a pivotal year for legal outsourcing Indiaas the industry continues its development from a niche practice to a truly global industry.” –Fronterion Managing Principal, Michael D. Bell.  Following a breakthrough year of big deals and industry buyouts for LPO in 2010,…