As from June 17, 2019, a new Trademarks Act will enter into force. Here are important points you need to get familiar with:

There are several Canadian trademarks legislative changes upcoming. The exact date was not announced yet, but we expect the new law to come into force in early 2019.

Despite existing EU trademarks and designs, intellectual property rights should be registered locally in UK. If no treaty is reached between the EU and the UK by March 29, 2019 to the effect that currently valid EU-wide intellectual property rights…

The UAE Minister of State for Financial Affairs will implement An additional rate of %5 VAT “Value Added Tax” January 1st, 2018.

Legal entities under private law and registered partnerships are affected by the new obligation to disclose information on beneficial owners. The details must be submitted to the Transparency Register by 30 September 2017.

First impressions count. Even at a company name. Therefore, the company name must be well chosen: easy, understandable, not too long or too similar to others. We show what needs to be considered.

There are many well-known artists who do not appear under their common name. Particularly when it comes to the marketing of artistic services and possible merchandising products, the question arises as to how an artist's name can be protected.

Not everything can be registered as a trademark and not everything can be infringed. Trademark searches reveal the risks at an early stage and protect against misinvestments.

Madrid Monitor will replace ROMARIN for searching and tracking international trade mark applications via the Madrid System. Madrid Member Profiles database gives a quick overview about the trademark laws and examination procedures of Madrid System…

Meet us at this year's Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in Barcelona, Spain on 20-24 May.