OVERVIEW ON THE NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE ROMANIAN FISCAL CODE
Introduction Law no. 296 of December 21, 2020 for the amendment and completion of Law no. 227/2015 regarding the Fiscal Code (the “Law no. 296/2020”) brought a series of beneficial changes to the business environment, applicable starting with January 1, 2021.
Filing post grant patent opposition proceedings in India: A comparison with US & Europe
By Rajiv Choudhary, Partner, Halder & Associates Introduction: This article provides a summary of the Indian post grant patent opposition procedure and compares it with European and United States provisions. Today’s patent applications are multi-jurisdictional and are prosecuted in different jurisdictions. As such, companies and defendants face the prospect of litigating or defending these patents …
Celebrities Beware- think before you endorse a product!
In an interesting case, District Consumer Redressal Forum in Kerala (CC 345/12) recently passed an order penalizing the Malayalam movie actor Anoop Menon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoop_Menon and the manufacturers of Dhathri Hair Cream https://www.dhathri.com/hair-protector/p/15327821 for making false claims in an advertisement issued in 2012. The movie star and Dhathri were ordered to pay compensation to the complainant and a fine imposed …
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PPH starts in France with the JPO
The French patent office (FPO) and the Japanese patent office (JPO) have ratified a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreement. This agreement will be implemented in the framework of a Pilot Program conducted until the end of 2022. At that point, the Pilot Program may either be extended or confirmed.
Brexit Agreement – EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
After years of intensive negotiations and wrangling, the European Union and United Kingdom have finally reached an agreement entitled the “EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement” (the “Brexit Agreement” or “Agreement”). Such Agreement sets forth the terms on which the EU and the UK will carry out trade relations between them post-December 2020.
The Disclosure of Companies’ Beneficiaries – The implementation of the 5th AML Directive
The 5th AML Directive As per the 5th AML EU Directive, (the “Directive”) member states should import the Directive into national legislation.
The use of electronic signatures in employee documentation in Poland
At a time when so many employers have decided to introduce the remote working solution, maintaining the traditional employee documentation has become quite a challenge.
Issues of protection trademark in domain names in Kazakhstan
Nurzhan Stamkulov, Aidana Satimova Lawyers, Synergy Partners Law Firm Often we face with the fact that the domain name violates the trademark rights of the owner. For example, someone registers a website with a domain name synergy-partners.kz, violating the rights to a trademark owned by Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC. Trademark owners have a question …
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Issues of protection trademark in domain names in Kazakhstan
Nurzhan Stamkulov, Aidana Satimova Lawyers, Synergy Partners Law Firm Often we face with the fact that the domain name violates the trademark rights of the owner. For example, someone registers a website with a domain name synergy-partners.kz, violating the rights to a trademark owned by Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC. Trademark owners have a question …
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Income taxes in Poland: Selected amendments
On 30 November 2020, a law introducing i.a. taxation of limited partnerships was published in the Journal of Laws. The regulations amended by this law will enter into force on 1 January 2021.