Regulatory compliance for the commercialization of products in Central America involves a series of regulations and requirements established by the countries of the region with the objective of guaranteeing the safety, quality and legality of the products that are made available to the market. Each country has its specific regulations, but there are some general…
Our present time is in constant evolution and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has demonstrated its ability to revolutionize entire industries and improve our quality of life in many aspects. In our global interconnectedness, it is a reality that organizations are already working on implementing AI for various purposes, including improving processes and the way they do…
Intellectual Property is divided into two main areas, copyright and industrial property. To see them applied to the fashion industry, both within the national and international context, we will be addressing each of them in greater depth. The fashion industry has the particularity that garments can be protected through the applied work of art (belonging…
Dear friends and clients: According to the Publication in the Official Gazette dated May 18 of this year, the Executive Body in the branch of economy by means of Executive Agreement Number 433, the National Quality Council (CNC) announced the approval of the new one-year extension for the entry into force of the Salvadoran Technical…
Border Measures (FM) are temporary measures designed to prevent the importation or exportation of goods that infringe the rights of a trademark holder and allow the suspension of customs activity and the removal or confiscation of the infringing merchandise. The objective of FMs is to suspend the clearance of counterfeit or “pirated” goods that infringe…
By: Suzanne de Tablas The “Law for the Promotion of Innovation and Manufacturing of Technologies” was recently approved by the deputies of the Legislative Assembly with 69 votes in favor. The purpose of this law is the following: Contribute to the economic growth and sustainable development of El Salvador. Accelerate innovation and technological manufacturing such…
By: Gabriel Castillo Every April 26th is celebrated worldwide as Intellectual Property Day. This celebration was officially established in the year 2000, however, its raison d’être dates back much earlier. The celebration was decreed by the United Nations and was particularly set aside on April 26, taking into consideration the date on which the WIPO…
By: Gabriel Castillo Osuna. An application, better known as “app” (plural “apps”) for its abbreviation of the English term “application”, is a computer program or software designed for a specific purpose, which can be downloaded to a cell phone or other electronic devices such as a tablet, desktop or laptop, to name a few examples….
By: Laura Hernández Background All the major areas of Law have had to go through several evolutionary layers over the years in order to develop and be effectively applied in response to the needs of society, as this is how the socio-legal tools we know today are forged. Thus, it is necessary to recognize that…
By: Sandra Amaya Broadcasting organizations such as national and international television stations state that signal piracy causes them serious economic losses annually, since they make large investments in the acquisition of transmission and retransmission contracts with content producers and the infringers do not cease in the unauthorized use, because the measures to block the signals…
By: Suzanne de Tablas Collective Management Societies represent an effective tool for protecting authors and other holders of intellectual property rights. Through Collective Management, authors seek to receive economic compensation for the use and enjoyment of their works. The first Collective Management Society was created in France in 1850. Collective management represents an option within…
By: Janine Paz Today, we live in the so-called “Age of Digitalization”, in which the protection of data and privacy of information and communications is increasingly necessary at a global level. According to the Digital 2020 report, which evaluates how people around the world use the internet, smartphones, social networks and e-commerce, the world population…