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January 18, 202210-year anniversary since Colombia enacted its first dedicated consumer protection law The emergence of “influencers” has seen a boom in informal publicity and consequently a rise in sanctions The regulations are regularly being used by disgruntled consumers but also devious competitors Boom in informal...
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October 3, 2020Personal trademarks and reputation in social media have become one of the most important assets in the information and influencers era, reason why their defense and protection must be addressed with special attention and care. This aspect, which in many occasions is taken lightly...
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October 3, 2020The Industry and Trade Superintendence (SIC) recently “pulled Google LLC’s ears” (Google) in its role as national authority on personal data protection. Through Resolution No. 52593 from September 3rd of 2020, the SIC ordered Google to comply with Law 1581 from 2012 and its...
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October 3, 2020For several years now, patent and trademark offices in many countries have been warning users about the proliferation of fraudulent notices received through emails, regarding the registration of commercial trademarks. The number of notices continues to increase and represents a real problem; in fact,...
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October 3, 2020With more than 25 years of experience in the Intellectual Property area, Maria Cecilia co-leads the Intellectual Property and Regulatory Law areas at the firm CorralRosales in Ecuador. With more than 25 years of experience in the Intellectual Property area, Maria Cecilia co-leads the Intellectual...
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July 10, 2020Last March 6th, Colombia confirmed its first coronavirus case in the country, and from that time a series of sanitary measures began to be implemented for the contention of the disease. In this way, on March 24th, the mandatory preventive isolation began in the...
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July 10, 2020Launching a book is an experience that combines a variety of emotions for the author, after having successfully completed the creative stage that surely involved several months, if not years, with a series of legal aspects that must be carefully assessed due to their...
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July 10, 2020After our article on this subject on our last Bulletin and in the midst of the mandatory isolation context in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, a piece of extremely important news went almost unnoticed in Colombia: The Bogota Judicial District Superior Court, through...
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March 10, 2020The technological development attained today allows us to enjoy the internet and traverse frontiers with a simple “click”; we live within the constant communications game and entertainment that is articulated by social media that invite us to share and exchange images of how much...
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March 10, 2020Uber arrived in Colombia in 2013, and quickly became the number one mobility alternative for thousands of users. All of them shared the satiety caused by the poor quality of public transportation, concretely, that provided by taxis. With an innovative business model, Uber arrived...
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March 10, 2020Recently, news confirmed that jewelry firm TOUS, who celebrates its first one hundred years in business and has more than 700 stores in 50 countries, was object of an investigation in Spain due to accusations for misleading advertisement, continuous scams, document falsehood, and business...
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March 10, 2020Digital platforms have become the most important promotion channel for companies and interaction with consumers; however, it is frequent for users to consider that all the content published therein lack protection and are used freely by anyone interested. At the beginning of this year, Colombian...