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New Domain Extensions: Benefits and Opportunities for Businesses in Latin America
In order to avoid online brand piracy, brand owners should simply secure Internet addresses with their brand name before others do. This might sound expensive, but it’s not.
Law No. 6683 for Copyright and Related Rights
Law No. 6683 of October 14, 1982, regulates Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law No. 8834 of May 3, 2010)
Law No. 8039 of Intellectual Property Rights
This Law regulates the procedures for enforcement of Intellectual Property.
Peru and China signed an agreement for the Peruvian patent examiners
The National Institute for Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) signed a Cooperation Agreement with the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC (SIPO for its acronym in English).
Brands That Last Are Build on Three Legs
Brands that are memorable and enduring don’t just happen. They take planning, thought, execution and maintenance. Brands that speak to customers rest on three legs–Create. Build. Protect. Each is separate, yet interrelated and equally important.
Important Facts of Franchise and Licensing Agreements in Latin America
A franchise agreement may involve an international relation; in others words, two or even three parts with different nationalities, and generally the agreement must be governed by the laws of each country in which the business will be settled.
How to trademark a hashtag #hashtag #®trademark
Trademark a hashtag? Yes, it is possible. Is your brand @Twitter or @Facebook? Do you have a slogan or brand name being used as #hashtag? Then it may be time consider how to trademark a hashtag.
Novartis should reduce the price of its drug Gleveec in Colombia
The Health Ministry of Colombia declared that the drug Gleevec should be of public interest, obligating Novartis to sell the product in a certain price.
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