Industrial designs in Cyprus.
What is an industrial design. An industrial design constitutes the ornamental aspect of an article. It may consist of three-dimensional features, such as the shape of an article, or two-dimensional...
How to register a patent in Cyprus
What is a patent? A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing...
Interim Orders and Injunctions in the Cyprus legal system.
What is an interim order. An interim order and injunction is simply a temporary Court Order that orders a party to do something or orders a party to refrain from...
Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) – Snapshot.
Regulation. Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) are regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), under the CIFs and Investments Firms Law. The CIFs that offer the services that are listed in Appendix 1 must obtain...
Is there copyright in the taste of cheese?
An interesting question came before the Court of Justice of the European Union recently. which was called to decide as to whether there is copyright in the taste of cheese!...
Voluntary Liquidation of a Cyprus Company.
A Cyprus company is can be liquidated in two ways: By voluntary and involuntary liquidation. Voluntary liquidation. Voluntary liquidation can take two forms: voluntary liquidation by shareholders or voluntary liquidation by...
How to set up an NGO in Cyprus.
What is a non governmental organization (NGO) The term non governmental organization, in short NGO, is not defined anywhere, but it typically refers to a voluntary group or institution with...
Crypto Asset Services Provider (“CASP”) in Cyprus.
Introduction If you are a Crypto Asset Services Provider (“CASP”), within the meaning of the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law (“AML/CFT Law”), that provides services...
