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EU seeks to ban “forever chemicals” in consumer products
The European Commission’s new initiative to phase out “forever chemicals” from consumer products marks a significant shift in the European market, impacting industries across various sectors. Background “Forever chemicals”, formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl - Read More...
Navigating trademark rights of Cyprus businesses in multiple jurisdictions
In a globalised marketplace, Cyprus businesses aiming to expand operations across borders require a comprehensive approach to safeguard Cyprus trademarks and intellectual property rights in multiple jurisdictions. Simply put, the protection offered to intellectual property - Read More...
Cyprus introduces legislation for class actions on consumer claims
Cyprus has introduced new legislation allowing the filing of class actions on consumer claims. The new law on the Issuance of Court Orders and the Filing of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective - Read More...
The Cyprus Advertising Standards Agency – a success story of a self-regulated organisation
The Cyprus Advertising Standards Agency (in Greek: Φορέας Ελέγχου Επικοινωνίας) has recently completed a decade of successful operation in the Cyprus advertising and media market. It is a non-profit organisation whose primary purpose is to - Read More...
World Intellectual Property Day
Happy World Intellectual Property Day! This year, the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO has chosen the theme “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity,” highlighting the ground breaking innovations and imagination of women.
Unfair terms in consumer contracts: national procedural principles, Ex officio control of unfair contract terms.
The legislation was prompted by a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which allows the district courts to examine cases of unfair terms in their own initiative. This ruling was - Read More...
Cyprus transposes the EU Copyright Directive in Cyprus law
The Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (the Copyright Directive) has finally been transposed in Cyprus - Read More...
Recent judgment of the ECJ on Consumers’ Rights and Protections for Foreign Currency Loans
On 8 September 2022, under the European Union’s (EU) Unfair Contract Terms Directive, it was held that the application of national case law was forbidden, as replacing an unfair term with a supplementary national provision - Read More...
Filing an application for validation of European Patent in Cyprus
Once a European patent is granted and published, the patent owner needs to take steps so as to validate the patent in each of the designated EU Member States within a specific time limit.
Licensing and selling intellectual property in Cyprus and in Europe
The rapid advances in artificial intelligence and other technology aspects have elevated the importance of securing, licensing and selling intellectual property rights and there are significant advantages in enhancing knowledge of the existing legal framework - Read More...
Advertising Self-regulation: Promoting Higher Standards for the Advertising Industry
The Purpose of Advertising self-regulation Advertising self-regulation is the advertising industry’s ability and willingness to regulate itself responsibly, by actively promoting the highest ethical standards in commercial communications and safeguarding consumers’ interests. Historically, advertising self-regulation - Read More...
Coexistence Agreements for Trademarks
Coexistence agreements can be an easier and cheaper solution to disputes over trademark similarity between parties rather than litigation under appropriate circumstances.
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