India: Franchising

The Petitioner, engaged in the business of providing diagnostic and healthcare-related services through laboratories and testing centers.

A franchise agreement is a binding Agreement, which the franchisee is allowed to operate their business or to offer, sell, and distribute goods or services (or do both).

Agama Law Associates, in collaboration with the Indian Small Business & Franchise Association (ISFA), recently participated as the Knowledge Partner in a special webinar titled "Road to IPO: Essential Strategies for SMEs."

The University Grants Commission ("UGC") and the All India Council for Technical Education ("AICTE") (the two key regulators for higher education in India) recently issued public notices...

The High Court of Delhi (Court) granted permanent injunction against the Defendant from using the word/logo "WOODLEY", "WOODLEY LONDON" and "NUWOODLEY" for being deceptively similar to Plaintiff's word /logo ...

Licensing and franchising intellectual property (IP) offer strategic competitive advantages to a brand. Franchising is a situation where a franchisor controls and supervises ...

Businesses are increasingly looking to expand into farther flung overseas markets like India, expecting to achieve rates of growth which are rarely achieved in saturated and depressed Western markets.

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on June 6, 2013, has issued a Clarification on the queries of prospective investors with respect to the provisions on Multi Brand Retail Trading under the Consolidated Foreign Direct Investment Policy.

On 10th January 2012 the Government of India allowed foreign retailers to hold up to 100% shares in a company involved in single brand retail, up from a limit of 51% but subject to a number of conditions.