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Trademark registration in Liechtenstein
Registering a trademark in Liechtenstein is mandatory in order to obtain the right to a trademark, as this is the country where the “first to file” principle is applied. Only in exceptional cases can an unregistered trademark be protected. Trademark applications must be filed with the Liechtenstein Intellectual Property Office (LIPO). Liechtenstein is also a […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Copyright registration in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country in the West Indies. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a twin-island federation whose economy is characterized by its dominant tourism, agriculture, and light manufacturing industries. St. Kitts and Nevis are heavily dependent […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Rwanda
Copyright registration in Rwanda. Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley. The economy of Rwanda is based mostly on subsistence agriculture. Coffee and tea are the major cash crops for export. Tourism is a fast-growing sector and is now the country’s leading foreign exchange earner. Rwanda is […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Russia
Copyright registration in Russia. Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Russia is a great power and is considered a potential superpower. It is ranked 52nd on the Human Development Index, with a universal healthcare system, and free university education. Russia’s economy is the world’s eleventh-largest by […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Romania
Copyright registration in Romania. Romania is a country at the confluence of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Romania is a developing country, with a high-income economy, ranking 49th in the Human Development Index. It has the world’s 45th largest economy by nominal GDP. Romania experienced rapid economic growth in the early 2000s; its economy is […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Saint Lucia
Copyright registration in Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia is an island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. An educated workforce and improvements in roads, communications, water supply, sewerage, and port facilities have attracted foreign investment in tourism and in petroleum storage and transshipment in this […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Portugal
Copyright registration in Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe. Portugal has left a profound cultural, architectural and linguistic influence across the globe, with a legacy of around 250 million Portuguese speakers, and many Portuguese-based creoles. It is a developed country with […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Poland
Copyright registration in Poland. Poland officially the Republic of Poland is a country in Central Europe. Poland is a developed market and a middle power; it has the sixth-largest economy in the European Union by nominal GDP and the fifth-largest by GDP (PPP). It provides very high standards of living, safety, and economic freedom, as […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Philippines
Copyright registration in the Philippines. The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic island country in Southeast Asia. The Philippines is considered to be an emerging market and a newly industrialized country, which has an economy transitioning from being based on agriculture to being based more on services and manufacturing. In addition, […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Puerto Rico
Copyright registration in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Caribbean island and unincorporated territory of the United States. The economy of Puerto Rico is classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank and as the most competitive economy in Latin America by the World Economic Forum. It is […]