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Doing Business in India Part Two

Patent and trademark issues in India demand your special attention if you are to protect your goods and services. This webinar was broadcast on September 27, 2012 and is available on-demand until September 27.

India is fast becoming a key market for Canadian companies with Canada-India trade growing considerably in the last couple of years. But the vast and extremely diverse nation can be difficult to understand when piecing together a business strategy. What are the challenges created by its infrastructure deficit, its complicated bureaucracy and its many cultural facets? You need a solid grounding on what to expect and who to turn to when you need help. In this series of discussions you’ll learn why it’s essential to have a local partner, why you need to tap experts both in Canada and India, how to structure your tax liabilities, protect your intellectual property and how to optimize your supply chain.

We invite you to join us for our three-part series as we focus on major consideration areas of how to do business in India.

Part Two:
When starting to do business in India, it’s important to understand the patent and trademark processes, in order to protect your goods and services. Selecting the right patent for your business can be the difference between a successful or disastrous business venture and establishing a proper patent can help companies avoid major issues when bringing their business to India. Furthermore, foreign enterprises doing business in India need to carefully design its corporate governance infrastructure, particularly around the company’s legal structure, tax implications and more.

Join Santosh Chari, Patent Agent from Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP and Raj Kothari, GTA Managing Partner with PwC as they discuss best practices for strategies around intellectual property, as well as various legal and tax considerations when bringing your business to India.

Hosted by Business without Borders Managing Editor, Jared Mitchell. Find out more about Part One and Part Three of this webinar series.

This event is available on-demand until September 27, 2013 and is free and exclusive to Business without Borders members. Not yet a member? Register for your free membership today.