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Have a business, leave your legal hassles to QuickCompany [Review]

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KhanMarketOnline, does this name sound familiar to your ears? It is a site that is linked to the famous Bollywood actor, Salman Khan 🙂 Though most of his films score exceptionally well at the box-office, this online venture from him had landed into controversy since the name KhanMarketOnline is very similar to 65 year old famous Khan Market in Delhi [Source]. Yes, it all boiled down to the name and there is a possibility that Khan Market could be a registered trademark and the name of the online venture resulted in Copyright/Trademark Infringement

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On a similar lines, Swedish home products retailer IKEA that had planned for it’s foray in India lost a trademark infringement case against Bengaluru-based Quess Corp that runs recruitment and staffing businesses under the brand IKYA Human Capital Solutions [Source]. This is just one-off news about Copyright/Trademark/Patent infringement and it is become very critical to protect them since they are an intangible asset for any organization [be it startup or an MNC].

The point in contention is whether startups need to worry about patents, copyrights or trademarks. There are always long-term tangible benefits in protecting company’s intellectual assets, the startup world has two kinds of entrepreneurs-those who patent their ideas and those who don’t.

As part of the Startup India Action Plan 2016, the Government of India has given significant amount of importance in promoting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) awareness and registration. Major push has been given to remove/limit the number of hurdles for facilitation, registration of trademarks, patents, etc. for startups. These are very critical for product startups since their USP is the IP and this can effectively be a part of long-term brand building strategy!

As the serial entrepreneur Elon Musk rightly says

Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product [Source]

Though India ranks 130 in the Ease of Doing Business i.e. moving up four places from last year’s adjusted ranking of 134, there are a lot of lingering questions in the minds of entrepreneurs about company registration [Sole Proprietorship/Limited Liability Partnership/Private Limited Company], Trademark/Copyright registration, etc. This is a very important problem to solve since entrepreneurs can work on their path-breaking ideas (without any distraction) and leave this job to experts!

This is where startups like QuickCompany can come to your rescue. QuickCompany is a technology startup based out of New Delhi aims to make registrations as quick and transparent as possible. It is co-founded by Manmeet Singh who started QuickCompany when he faced innumerable hurdles in registering his previous startup. He wanted entrepreneurs to be more productive (by focusing on their idea) and leave trademark, registration, patent, etc. related work to QuickCompany!

QuickCompany : Registrations, Trademarks and much more…

QuickCompany provides the following facilities for businesses

Trademarks – A trademark helps you to not only create a distinctive identity for your business but also to avoid incurring any damages. It offers Trademark registration, Trademark Objection, Trademark Assignment, Trademark Renewal. Along with clear indication of the price, Requirement of documents and Filing Time for each & every process; there is a vast amount of knowledge base about Trademarks on QuickCompany that would be very helpful for a first-time entrepreneur. This article about trademarks highlights know-how about trademarks for tech entrepreneurs.

Copyright Registration – Copyright is defined as a property right of an original work owned by an individual which is fixed in a physical medium of expression, thereby giving the holder an exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, and display the work. Whether you are into tech, music, drama, writing, films,etc. now get legal rights for your original work for use & distribution. For more details on the cost, time frame for registration, etc. please visit this page

Design Registration – Design registration is the process by which a design can be registered thereby acquiring legal rights to own that design. The website demonstrates every stage of design registration and it is great to see that they are offering Money Back Guarantee (in case customer is not satisfied with their service). For more details, please visit this page.

Company related services – Whether you are planning to register a company/planning to add a new director to your company (and want to get the DIN)/converting your company from LLP to Pvt. Ltd or vice-versa/planning to go Public/planning to close your business, etc.; Quick Company offers these services for startups as well as growth stage companies. The Company and Trademark Data can come in very handy in case you plan to use these services.

Tax related services – Planning to export goods from India or import goods to India, than you could apply for IEC Number by using their Import Export Code registration facility. If the turnover of your business is more than 9 Lakhs and plan to apply for Service Tax, QuickCompany can do that work for you so that you can focus on expanding your business footprint!

QuickCompany : Design, Extensive Knowledge-base

The overall design of QuickCompany is very simple and we liked the fact that the Search Box (to register Trademark or Company) is given more prominent space. Since the charges are mentioned up-front, it definitely builds more customer confidence.

Since QuickCompany is also a startup, it becomes very important to have details about the Team, Customer Support details, etc. very evident in the site. However, we found that the Team Section is not mentioned in the Main Menu (Header) but is located in the footer, same is the case with Refund Policy!

The growing knowledge-base about companies, trademarks, taxes, etc. is definitely good starting point for anyone who is planning to register his/her company or trademark.

QuickCompany : Closing Thoughts

Though there are many other companies that operate in more or less similar space as QuickCompany, it would all boil down to the QoS (Quality Of Service) and the one who provides better service would win more customers! Unlike their competitors, QuickCompany is yet to enter into Patent Filing. It would have been interesting if they also had a Package Deal (for Startups) i.e. Registration+Trademark since it would be a win-win for both the stakeholders! Initiatives like Startup India, Digital India, Startup India Fund, etc. has definitely resulted in more people taking the entrepreneurial plunge and hence services provided by QuickCompany are need of the hour.

If you are an entrepreneur and plan to register your company or trademark your idea, please head to QuickCompany to avail their services…