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Yes, the travel agents can certainly take a virtual officer address with GST registration.

The virtual office is a place on rent without right to physical possession. The concerned person can use the address for the Government registrations and related matters as per the agreed terms.

There is no restriction as to using virtual office address for the GST registration in India.

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Certainly.

You can become an employee or a partner in the LLP, as required.

For appointment of a partner in LLP, the LLP Agreement needs to be modified with the intimation to RoC (LLP).

It depends on what the silent partner contributes.

The partners receive three kinds of returns from the partnership firm. 1) Remuneration 2) Interest on Capital and 3) Share of Profit[1]

An active person receives the remuneration from the partnership firm. Therefore, as an in-active partner, he/she cannot get the remuneration.

However, he is still entitled to share of profit and interest on capital.

Interest on capital being fixed, the question remains about what should be the share of profit?

Every company registered under Indian Companies Act falls under purview of audit provisions. So the case is for a Section 8 Company.

If you are operating in same field of the other company, you may not use the trademarked name without prior approval of the owner. If you wish to use the said name, you can obtain NOC from the owner allowing you to associated mark with your business.

If the operating fields are different, choose applicable classes to your business and check if their mark is registered in given classes or not. If not, you can use the mark and also apply for registration.

It can be either of two -

1. You own a portal for sell; or
2. You register as seller on e-commerce website.

Following general steps are required to be followed to set-up online business in India for selling globally, with little variation subject to above situation.

Advertising in the Trademark Journal a stage of trademark registration process and is also a signal of acceptance of mark by the trademark registry.

The purpose of publication in the journal is to invite any opposition for the registration of the mark applied. During its publication for period of four months, a third party may raise an opposition, which will be disposed off[1] by the replies and hearing process.

I would discuss both scenario to choose the better.

• Unregistered Partnership Firm or registered with RoF only:

• In this case, the name of the firm is not secured anywhere. Any person can start a firm or company or LLP with same name. There is no restriction.

• Firm name registered under Trademark:

• In given case, the name is protected and therefore no company or an LLP will be allotted with this name as per rules.

So yes, if the firm name is protected through trademark registration, none can use the said name.

Technically, you need to register it first. In India, the business would first be set up before commencing activities. Here is the reason why.

According to Act any person who claims to be proprietor or owner of IPR can apply for IPR registrations whether he/she is minor or major as Act do not bar anybody from registration due to age limit. However, according to Contract Act a person cannot enter into a contract if he/she is a minor.