https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ Halverton & Co. is an Indian law firm working on intellectual property, technology and AI law, digital assets, startups and regulatory compliance. en Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://halvertonandco.com/blog/founders-agreement-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/founders-agreement-india/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Startups & Venture A founders agreement for Indian startups: equity, vesting, IP assignment, exits, non-competes under Section 27, and legal remedies when co-founders fall out. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dubai-web3-company-paying-indian-developers/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dubai-web3-company-paying-indian-developers/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Crypto & Web3 Law Paying Indian developers from a Dubai Web3 company: contractor or employee, IP assignment under Indian law, tax on tokens and salaries, TDS and FEMA. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/set-up-company-in-india-from-uk/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/set-up-company-in-india-from-uk/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Startups & Venture How to set up a company in India from the UK: structure, directors, FDI and FEMA, the India-UK tax treaty, transfer pricing and compliance. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/crypto-nudge-email-income-tax-what-to-do/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/crypto-nudge-email-income-tax-what-to-do/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Crypto & Web3 Law Got a crypto nudge email from the Income Tax Department? What the NUDGE campaign is, how to check it is genuine, how to respond, updated returns and remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/esops-for-startups-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/esops-for-startups-india/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Startups & Venture ESOPs for Indian startups explained: Companies Act rules, vesting, tax at exercise and sale, the startup deferral, buybacks and remedies in ESOP disputes. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dubai-vs-gift-city-crypto-web3-indian-founders/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dubai-vs-gift-city-crypto-web3-indian-founders/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Crypto & Web3 Law Dubai vs GIFT City for crypto and Web3: VARA licensing against IFSCA’s stance on crypto, tokenisation, tax, banking and Indian regulatory exposure. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/uk-india-trade-deal-legal-checklist/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/uk-india-trade-deal-legal-checklist/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Startups & Venture The UK-India trade deal is in force: a legal checklist for UK companies entering India covering structure, FEMA, tariffs, IP, data, staff and disputes. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/stablecoins-india-usdt-arc-rbi/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/stablecoins-india-usdt-arc-rbi/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Crypto & Web3 Law Stablecoins in India explained: how USDT is treated, the rupee-backed ARC token, the RBI’s sovereignty concerns, tax and FEMA risks, and legal remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/reverse-flipping-india-startups/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/reverse-flipping-india-startups/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Startups & Venture Reverse flipping explained: how Indian startups move their holding company back to India, the fast-track merger route, tax costs, FEMA rules and remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/indians-investing-crypto-dubai-lrs-schedule-fa/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/indians-investing-crypto-dubai-lrs-schedule-fa/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Crypto & Web3 Law Indian residents investing in crypto through Dubai: what the LRS allows, TCS, Schedule FA disclosure of foreign crypto and the Black Money Act risks. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/uk-gdpr-transfer-to-india-offshore-legal-support/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/uk-gdpr-transfer-to-india-offshore-legal-support/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Technology & AI Law UK GDPR transfer to India explained: restricted transfers, the IDTA, the new data protection test under the DUAA 2025, and India’s own law. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/india-crypto-policy-paper-shelved-regulatory-vacuum/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/india-crypto-policy-paper-shelved-regulatory-vacuum/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Crypto & Web3 Law India’s crypto policy discussion paper has been shelved again. What the regulatory vacuum means, what rules already apply, and what crypto founders can rely on. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/brand-name-domain-social-handle-legal-options-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/brand-name-domain-social-handle-legal-options-india/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Intellectual Property Someone took your brand name as a domain or social handle? INDRP, UDRP, passing off, court injunctions and platform takedowns explained for India. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dubai-holding-company-indian-founder-fema/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dubai-holding-company-indian-founder-fema/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Crypto & Web3 Law Setting up a Dubai holding company as an Indian founder: overseas investment rules, round-tripping risks, reporting duties, tax and reverse flips back to India. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/trade-mark-renewals-watching-outsourcing-uk/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/trade-mark-renewals-watching-outsourcing-uk/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Intellectual Property Trade mark renewals and watching for UK IP firms: 2026 UKIPO fees, renewal and restoration deadlines, what offshore teams handle, and safeguards against lapses. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/rbi-crypto-ban-leaning-towards-prohibition/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/rbi-crypto-ban-leaning-towards-prohibition/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Crypto & Web3 Law What the RBI’s push towards a crypto ban means for Indian investors and exchanges: the 2026 internal documents, banks, stablecoins, legal limits and remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/software-patent-india-section-3k/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/software-patent-india-section-3k/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Intellectual Property Software patents in India explained: Section 3(k), the CRI Guidelines 2025, key cases, startup fees, timelines and remedies when refused or infringed. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/uae-defi-licensing-deadline-september-2026-indian-teams/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/uae-defi-licensing-deadline-september-2026-indian-teams/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Crypto & Web3 Law The UAE’s September 2026 deadline for DeFi, DEXs and Web3 platforms has passed. What Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2025 means for Indian DeFi teams and founders. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/paralegal-support-for-solicitors-offshore/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/paralegal-support-for-solicitors-offshore/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Startups & Venture Paralegal support for solicitors from offshore teams: what work suits it, how supervision works day to day, costs, security and getting started. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ransomware-ransom-payment-legal-india-cyber-insurance/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ransomware-ransom-payment-legal-india-cyber-insurance/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Technology & AI Law Can Indian companies legally pay a ransomware ransom? PMLA, FEMA and UAPA risks, CERT-In and DPDP reporting, cyber insurance conditions and remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dpdp-act-compliance-checklist-small-business-startups/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dpdp-act-compliance-checklist-small-business-startups/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Technology & AI Law A practical DPDP Act compliance checklist for small businesses: DPDP Rules 2025, deadlines, consent, breach reporting, penalties and remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/vara-licence-india-fiu-ind-registration-dubai-exchanges/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/vara-licence-india-fiu-ind-registration-dubai-exchanges/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Crypto & Web3 Law Why Dubai crypto exchanges with a VARA licence also need FIU-IND registration to serve Indian users: PMLA rules, 2026 enforcement and dual compliance. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/reserved-legal-activities-outsourcing-uk/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/reserved-legal-activities-outsourcing-uk/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Startups & Venture Reserved legal activities explained: the six activities under the Legal Services Act 2007, what UK firms can outsource around them, and where the line sits. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ai-in-hiring-employee-monitoring-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ai-in-hiring-employee-monitoring-india/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Technology & AI Law AI in hiring and employee monitoring in India: DPDP Act rules for employee data, labour codes, discrimination risks, the EU AI Act for HR-tech, and remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/deepfakes-personality-rights-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/deepfakes-personality-rights-india/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Technology & AI Law How Indian courts protect your name, face and voice from deepfakes, what the IT Rules 2026 require, and step-by-step legal remedies for victims. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/crypto-tax-dubai-indian-residents-deemed-resident/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/crypto-tax-dubai-indian-residents-deemed-resident/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Crypto & Web3 Law Indians in Dubai and crypto tax: how the deemed resident rule, the 120-day rule, the India-UAE treaty and Schedule FA can keep crypto taxable in India. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/legal-outsourcing-uk-law-firms-sra-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/legal-outsourcing-uk-law-firms-sra-india/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Startups & Venture Legal outsourcing for UK law firms: what the SRA expects when you outsource to India, from supervision and confidentiality to reserved activities. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ai-chatbots-children-data-dpdp-under-18/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ai-chatbots-children-data-dpdp-under-18/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Technology & AI Law AI chatbots, companion apps and children’s data under the DPDP Act: the under-18 rule, verifiable parental consent, banned tracking, penalties and remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ani-v-openai-ai-training-fair-dealing-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ani-v-openai-ai-training-fair-dealing-india/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Technology & AI Law The Delhi High Court called AI training fair dealing, for now. What ANI v OpenAI means for publishers and AI developers, with legal remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/deepfake-personality-rights-uk-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/deepfake-personality-rights-uk-india/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Technology & AI Law Deepfake personality rights in the UK and India: why UK law has a gap, how Indian High Courts protect name, face and voice, and how UK creators can use them. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/register-us-trademark-in-india-madrid-vs-direct/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/register-us-trademark-in-india-madrid-vs-direct/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Intellectual Property How to register a US trademark in India: Madrid Protocol vs direct filing, costs, examination, objections, timelines and protecting your brand. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dpdp-consent-manager-november-2026/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/dpdp-consent-manager-november-2026/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Technology & AI Law Consent managers under the DPDP Act go live in November 2026: what Rule 4 requires, the ₹2 crore net worth bar, what it means for businesses, and remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/corporate-laws-amendment-bill-2026-startups/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/corporate-laws-amendment-bill-2026-startups/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Nikhil Prasad Singh Startups & Venture The Corporate Laws Amendment Bill 2026 explained for startups: small company thresholds, decriminalisation, RSUs, fast-track mergers, CSR and the JPC report. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/trademark-registration-for-startups-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/trademark-registration-for-startups-india/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:50:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Intellectual Property Trademark registration for startups in India: search, class selection, fees, objections, timelines and remedies. A founder’s guide by Halverton & Co. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ai-generated-content-copyright-india/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/ai-generated-content-copyright-india/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Intellectual Property Does copyright protect AI-generated content in India? Learn how the Copyright Act, 1957 applies, who owns AI works, and your legal remedies. https://halvertonandco.com/blog/what-a-trade-mark-examination-report-is-asking/ https://halvertonandco.com/blog/what-a-trade-mark-examination-report-is-asking/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ritik Yadav Intellectual Property How to read a trade mark examination report under the Trade Marks Act, 1999: Section 9 and Section 11 objections explained, and how to reply to each.