Choose your trademark
Some trademarks are born strong, and some trademarks are born fragile. It all depends on the sign you choose to identify it. If you choose descriptive or generic terms specific to the product or service you offer, then your trademark … Continue reading Choose your trademark
Intellectual Property: Virtue or Vice?
Intellectual Property often leads people to two polarized conclusions: (1) incentive to create; (2) privatization of knowledge. Those in the first group perceive Intellectual Property as a tool for development that allows them to make progress in technology, science, and … Continue reading Intellectual Property: Virtue or Vice?
Online exclusivity: Will luxury brands win this war?
Producers of high-end goods recently won an important case before the European Court of Justice. The latter banned retailers from selling products on third parties’ platforms such as Amazon or eBay, without the authorization of the brands they represent. But … Continue reading Online exclusivity: Will luxury brands win this war?
Everything has a limit, even Copyright – Dominican Republic
The author or holder of a copyright-protected work cannot prevent the following actions: Be cited in moderation, indicating the author’s name, title of his/her work, and … Continue reading Everything has a limit, even Copyright – Dominican Republic
Copyright violation – Dominican Republic
We have long discussed about rights and their manifestations within copyright. Now it is important to understand how those rights are implemented, and for that we need … Continue reading Copyright violation – Dominican Republic
Trade name – Dominican Republic
The definition is quite simple: name representing a business. However, its usage and scope may be regarded as more complex than a simple requirement for incorporating … Continue reading Trade name – Dominican Republic
Open Source in Dominican Republic
Open Source allows access to the source code of a software under specific distribution terms approved by the Open Source Initiative. In general each of the licenses … Continue reading Open Source in Dominican Republic
The title is also protected – Dominican Republic
Intellectual Property is unique in providing various protection mechanisms, either by completely protecting a creation or just parts of it. This is the case of the … Continue reading The title is also protected – Dominican Republic
Intellectual Property 101 – Dominican Republic
Infographic concerning the basic elements of Intellectual Property. click image to enlarge Versión en español | Spanish version Continue reading Intellectual Property 101 – Dominican Republic
Assignment: copyright or related rights – Dominican Republic
All or one of the economic rights from works protected by copyright or related rights may be transferred (assigned) freely and individually by written contract. Since … Continue reading Assignment: copyright or related rights – Dominican Republic
Intangible Law 