Cheaper and easier trademark protection in the EU |
Monday, April 13, 2009 |
The European Commission and EU Member States have decided to lower further the fees payable to the Community agency responsible for granting EU-wide trade mark rights, OHIM (Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market, located in Alicante, Spain), and to simplify the registration procedure.
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Capital Gains Tax revisited in regard to depreciation costs |
Monday, February 16, 2009 |
According to the result of an Administrative Appeal issued on the 11th of February 2009, the Supreme Court has now revisited the law pertaining to Capital Gains Tax assessments
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Harris Kyriakides LLC joins EUROJURIS INTERNATIONAL network |
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
Harris Kyriakides LLC has today been admitted as a participating firm in EUROJURIS INTERNATIONAL, the leading network of law firms in Europe, covering 630 different cities/locations in more than 40 countries worldwide.
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Parliament cuts off post judgment interest rates |
Friday, October 03, 2008 |
Legislation amending post judgment interest rates has been adopted yesterday by the Cyprus Parliament, abolishing the flat 8% rate and providing for fluctuating interest rate at 1,75% over and above the European Central Bank (ECB) base rate.
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Contribution to the International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecommunication Laws 2009 |
Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
Harris Kyriakides LLC has been selected on the basis of its expertise in Telecommunications Laws within the Cyprus jurisdiction as the national contributor of the Cyprus chapter.
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Privacy rights infringed by statutory duty of Public Officers to declare financial status |
Saturday, August 02, 2008 |
The Supreme Court of Cyprus has issued its judgment on the constitutionality of the Public Officers of the Republic of Cyprus (Declaration of Property) Act of 2004, ruling that the obligation entrenched by the above legislative instrument of public officers to declare their financial state of affairs within specified reoccurring time periods contravenes their rights to privacy.
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General guidelines for traffic accident cases in Cyprus |
Thursday, July 10, 2008 |
Any user of the road, being a driver, passenger, cyclist or pedestrian, is entitled to compensation for sustained injuries, provided that the accident was the fault of someone else.
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Trademark Registration refused by Cyprus Supreme Court in Jaguar Case |
Friday, July 04, 2008 |
The Cyprus Supreme Court (Full Court) has delivered its judgment in the Jaguar case, refusing the application of a Swiss watch manufacturer to register the word «JAGUAR» in plain capital letters as a trademark in class 14 in regard to watches and parts.
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Grant Scheme for Manufacturing Enterprises in British Bases area in Cyprus |
Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
Within the framework of the Strategic Development Plan 2007 -2013, the Industrial Development Service of the Cyprus Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism implements a Grant Scheme for Manufacturing Enterprises located within the area of the British Bases in Cyprus.
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Direct right to sue insurer in road traffic accident cases |
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 |
Following recent amendments in Cyprus law permitting a direct action from the injured party in a road traffic accident against the third party insurer of the person responsible, the European Court of Justice in a recent decision has recognised the right of the injured party to bring an action before the courts for the place where that injured party is domiciled, provided that the insurer is domiciled in a Member State of the European Union.
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