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Intellectual Property Law
What is an EU trademark. Trademarks are a symbol of the identity of your business. The original names, phrases, symbols, logos, and designs that you create for your business help to identify your products and services. Consumers will be able to distinguish your offerings from that of competing businesses largely thanks to memorable trademarks. This… Read More
GDPR & Data Protection
Introduction. At a time when technology, including smart cameras, allows companies to collect much more sensitive information about individuals, more stringent supervision of the protection of personal data is certainly needed. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which will apply throughout the European Union from May 2018, will therefore affect camera system operators. A video… Read M
GDPR & Data Protection
Introduction The GDPR imposes to the Controllers new data protection obligations. Further, in a change from previous legislation, processors have new statutory obligations in their own right under the new Regulation. But what is a “controller” or a “processor”? Controller According to Article 4 of the GDPR controller means: “the natural or legal person, public… Read More
GDPR & Data Protection
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is a new set of data privacy laws that require businesses to prioritize the protection and privacy of personal data belonging to European Union (EU) residents. The GDPR came into force on the 25th of May 2018. Basic things to know about the GDPR are the following: 1. Scope:… Read More
Banking & Finance
Advantages of Cyprus as Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) base. An investment fund is, in essence, a vehicle for collective investment by two or more investors whose money is invested on a pooled basis on their behalf by an investment manager, in return for a fee. The Alternative Investment Funds Law was enacted in July 2014… Read More
Intellectual Property Law
Industrial Design Registration in Cyprus An industrial design refers to the visible, aesthetic appearance of a product. It includes the shape, configuration, pattern, lines, or colours of an item — whether in two or three dimensions. Industrial designs are critical to brand identity and product appeal, and their legal protection helps prevent unauthorised commercial use…. Read More
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