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US companies that hire in India, set up an Indian subsidiary, sell to Indian customers or send legal work to Indian teams meet the same Indian-law questions again and again: foreign exchange and tax, who owns code written by Indian developers, data protection, trademarks and the limits of outsourced legal support.
These guides set those questions out for a US reader and link to the Indian statutes and the US professional-conduct rules that sit alongside them.
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Choosing an offshore legal support partner is like hiring a senior associate you will rarely meet in person. Here are ten practical questions US firms and in-house teams should ask, grouped by ethics, quality, security and commercial terms.
US investors have poured billions into Indian startups, and most deals worked out well. But many have a story about a problem found too late. This checklist covers what to review and how to protect yourself in the transaction documents.
For years, ambitious Indian startups incorporated in Delaware to raise US venture capital. Now many are reversing that decision. Here is why, how the Indian legal routes work, the tax questions on both sides, and the practical steps.
Split your life between India and the United States, or hold crypto as an Indian resident with a US company, and you are dealing with two crypto tax systems built on very different ideas. Here is how rates, losses and reporting compare.
Some of the best Web3 engineers in the world are in India, but India’s approach to crypto is unusual: heavily taxed, regulated for money laundering, never fully legalized or banned. Here is what US founders need to know.
Generative AI forces every country to answer two questions: who owns AI output, and is training on copyrighted works lawful? The US and India answer them differently. Here is how, and what businesses working in both markets should do.
India is where much of the world’s AI work actually gets done. But AI work runs on data, and when that data belongs to US clients, every privacy and confidentiality obligation travels with it. Here are the rules and the safeguards.
US tech companies used to treat India as a market where software patents were not available. That was never quite true. Here is what Section 3(k) says, how courts apply the technical effect test, and how to prosecute effectively.
A US company decides to launch in India and discovers that someone in Mumbai or Delhi filed its brand name two years ago. Squatting is a real risk, but Indian law gives foreign brand owners several remedies.
Equity is how US startups compete for talent in Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad. But a Delaware option plan was built for US employees. Here is how FEMA, Indian tax, valuation and reporting apply when an Indian employee exercises and sells.
If your US SaaS company has customers in India, India’s new data protection law probably applies to you, whether or not you have an office there. Here is when it applies, how it compares with GDPR, and a practical compliance plan.
There comes a point when a US company’s Indian operation outgrows contractors and employer-of-record arrangements. Here is how to set up an Indian subsidiary: structure, incorporation, FDI and FEMA, tax, transfer pricing and the compliance calendar.
Hiring contractors in India often starts informally: a referral, an Upwork profile, a video call. It is also a legal arrangement under Indian law, with consequences for IP, tax and employment status. Here is what US companies need to know.
A US startup is closing its Series A when an investor’s lawyers ask: can you show the company owns all its code? Half the product was built by freelancers in India under a template. Here is how IP assignment in India really works.
Ask any general counsel what keeps the legal team busy and you will hear the same answer: contracts. This guide covers what contract work can be outsourced, why a playbook is essential, and how to stay inside unauthorized practice rules.
A large part of patent prosecution cost is the support work around the claims: prior art searching, IDS assembly, formalities and deadlines. Here is which patent tasks suit outsourcing and how to handle the duty of candor.
In trademark practice the most expensive mistake is a missed date. This guide covers the USPTO deadlines that matter most, what an offshore docketing team does, and the safeguards that keep deadlines from slipping.
Small and mid-sized US firms face a familiar squeeze: clients push back on rates and associates are expensive. Offshore paralegal services can take support work off attorneys’ desks, but the line between support and practice matters.
Every managing partner who considers sending work offshore asks one first question: are we allowed to do this? The answer, for almost two decades, has been yes, with conditions. This checklist turns ABA Formal Opinion 08-451 into steps.
A US trademark registration protects your brand in the United States, and only there. Here is how to register a US trademark in India, comparing the Madrid Protocol with direct filing, plus examination, objections and timelines.
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