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  • April 16, 2024 · Lucas Charnet

    How can I protect my products from counterfeiting?

    You’ve probably strolled along the beach promenade during summer and spotted street vendors, also known as ‘top manta,’ offering counterfeit high-end products at irresistible prices for most, barely distinguishable from the authentic ones. What used to be limited to these street vendors has now expanded to the vast ocean of the internet and its online selling platforms. Consequently, the current market faces an increasingly significant challenge: the proliferation of counterfeits affecting both major brands and independent creators . Is it really feasible to protect our products against these imitations? What legal avenues do we have? In this article, we will explore these questions in detail.

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  • April 15, 2024 · Neus Vallara

    What is tacit renewal?

    {:es} ¿Qué es la tácita reconducción? Descubre cómo funciona la prórroga automática en contratos, sus condiciones y efectos legales {:}

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  • April 11, 2024 · Neus Vallara

    What happens to the Property Tax (IBI) for the current fiscal year in the event of property transfer?

    The taxable event of the Property Tax (IBI) is the ownership, among others, of the right of property over a property. But what happens when, due to its transfer, the property has had several owners during the tax period? Who should pay it, the transferor or the acquirer? In this article, we analyze this issue.

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  • April 9, 2024 · Neus Vallara

    Four things you didn’t know about the Community of Owners debt certificate

    {:es} Requisitos y efectos legales del certificado de deuda de comunidad de propietarios. {:}

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  • April 8, 2024 · Lucas Charnet

    The Wealth of Domain Registration: The Millionaire Case of a Caribbean Island and the .ai Domain

    Imagine being on a paradise island enjoying the sun, white sandy beaches, and warm tropical weather. Now, suppose that, without having to do much more than manage an invaluable resource, you can generate million-euros incomes. This is the story of Anguilla, a small Caribbean Island that has experienced an extraordinary economic transformation thanks to the strategic registration of an Internet domain: the .ai domain.

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  • April 5, 2024 · Neus Vallara

    10 Questions About Real Estate Due Diligence

    Conducting a real estate due diligence is highly advisable before transferring or acquiring a property, as it allows us to assess the real estate transaction comprehensively. In this article, we answer 10 questions about this review process:

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  • April 4, 2024 · Lucas Charnet

    How to get the new assistance of up to €1,000 in registering your brand

    Discover the EU aid to protect your brand with “Ideas Powered For Business – Fund for SMEs”

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  • April 3, 2024 · Lucas Charnet

    Artificial Intelligence: The new art thief?

    In 1811, textile artisans from the south and east of England rose up in protest against the threat posed by machines and factory looms to their jobs. As an act of rebellion, they destroyed this machinery in a movement that marked the emergence of Luddism. Since then, the term ‘Luddite’ has symbolised opposition to automation and new technologies. In a historical parallel, Artificial Intelligence (AI) plunges us into a modern, but equally challenging territory.

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  • March 25, 2024 · Lucas Charnet

    How to register and protect our songs

    In the world of music, there is a common but incorrect belief: it is compulsory to register a song with the SGAE (General Society of Authors and Publishers) for it to be protected and its owner recognised as the author. However, the reality is different, and it is important to understand the legal implications of registering a musical work.

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  • March 19, 2024 · Neus Vallara

    Is the buyer entitled to know the property tax debt (IBI) of a property?

    When doing transactions, we do not always have the collaboration of the seller to know the property tax debt (IBI) of a property. For example, in the case of an assignment or transfer in a mortgage foreclosure or in an extrajudicial sale (notarial auction), the transfer is usually made without the seller’s involvement. In most of these cases, when contacting the local council or the corresponding Tax Management Organization to find out the property’s debt, the first response is usually a refusal to disclose this information, which is based on personal data protection regulations.

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