Once granted, a trademark gives its owner the exclusive right to prevent unauthorized third parties from using a similar trademark that could cause confusion and association among consumers. The owner is also obliged to use the trademark effectively in the market as registered and for the protected goods or services.
The purpose of antimicrobial drugs is to combat diseases that can be of bacterial, viral and parasitic origin. But when they are misused or overused, these microorganisms can mutate genetically causing resistance to these drugs.
Ecuador unilaterally adopted safeguard measures on goods imported from Colombia and Peru, due to their currency devaluation against the dollar.
Green hydrogen is emerging as a major alternative when it comes to taking on climate change. Forbes has called it the “energy of the future,” and Goldman Sachs estimates that by 2050, the green hydrogen market will exceed US$11 trillion.
Notorious marks are those well-known in the specific sector of the public for which said products, services, or activities are intended, and are used to identify and protect such brands. Renowned brands are widely known by the general public.
It may seem strange for a company to be its own shareholder, i.e., to hold a certain number of shares issued by the company itself, commonly known as treasury shares or treasury stock.
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta-owned social media platform Instagram €405 million for breaches of the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The process for settling differences provided for in the Internal Tax Regime Law is a fast-track tax assessment that should only be activated when the conditions established in the law are met and, if activated, the principles that regulate administrative procedures and the taxpayer's rights should be respected.
In general terms, doctrine tends to define expiration as "(...) the period that produces the termination of a thing or a right," or as "the loss of force and effect of a power upon expiration of the term for its execution.”
A trade name, as defined in the Decision 486 of the Andean Community, Common Intellectual Property Regime (Decision 486) is any sign that identifies an economic activity, a business or commercial establishment. It is an official name under which an establishment conducts its business.
Blockchain and other technologies related to distributed databases have been an issue subject to considerable discussion. Today, there are several industries looking into its related possibilities and new uses for blockchain are found every day.
With the development of Neuroscience in recent years, human beings can influence their own nervous system, especially the brain.[1] Neuroscience, the branch of science dedicated to the study of the nervous system, has developed a range of technology known as neurotechnology.