Intellectual Property Archives

What is the copyright symbol ©?

The copyright symbol consists of the letter “C” (for “copyright”) within a circle. While copyright notices appeared in the 17th

Eric Gros-Dubois August 27, 2021

Entertainment Law

What are the Performance Rights Organizations in Colombia and What Do They Do?

Colombia has two major organizations, known as Performance Rights Organizations, which govern the economic rights from public performance of the

Silvino Diaz June 16, 2021

Intellectual Property Law

What type of copyright protections are available when publishing works online?

Copyright protection is automatic once you create an original work, which can range from musical work, artistic, literary or any

Aviv Asoulin June 7, 2021

Intellectual Property Law

Can a Logo be Copyrighted and Trademarked?

A logo can be protected by both a copyright and a trademark. To understand the difference between the two forms

Eric Gros-Dubois June 1, 2021

Intellectual Property Law

Damages for Copyright Infringement

Common law copyright protections have historically provided judicial recognition to creators of artistic and scientific works.

Eric Gros-Dubois July 2, 2020

Intellectual Property Law

How to Prevent Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting or domain sharking is the act of registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name that is identical to, or confusingly similar to a registered trademark, with the bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of someone else’s trademark. By doing this, cyber squatters prevent anybody from buying the domain.

Eric Gros-Dubois April 22, 2020

Business Law

How to Protect your “Ideas”

An idea in a vacuum does not have much inherent value. The protection you may have over your “ideas” – that is, concepts and thoughts that have not yet been realized – arises primarily from two sources – intellectual property rights and contractual obligations.

Silvino Diaz February 18, 2020

Intellectual Property Law

8 Things to keep in mind when Inventing (Part 2)

Once the application is submitted, a rigorous evaluation by USPTO officials follows, to certify that what you present as your “claim” in your application is useful, novel and non-obvious. It is also used to check that there is no current patent on it.

Silvino Diaz February 13, 2020

Business Law

8 Things to keep in mind when Inventing (Part 1)

Applying for a patent can be viewed as a contract between inventors and the public (government) in which inventors, in exchange for making their invention public, are granted a limited monopoly over it.

Silvino Diaz February 13, 2020

Business Law

What to Know About the British Virgin Island Economic Substance Act

The Act came into effect on January 1, 2019 and was amended on January 30, 2019. The Act was established based on concerns rising from the EU (European Union) Code of Conduct Group for Business Taxation and OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) guidance around the economic substance of entities in jurisdictions a very low to zero percent corporate tax.

Eric Gros-Dubois January 10, 2020