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How to Obtain the Status of Exclusive Supplier for the European Union Market

Restrictions on competition in relation to cartels or monopolies are punishable by law, but in the field of intellectual property, it is possible to acquire a status similar to that of a monopoly, namely by an exclusive right to certain intellectual property.

How NOT to Buy Real Estate

Have you decided to take the first step to buy your dream real estate and you do not know how to proceed?

Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights

Exhaustion of rights is a concept which, simply put, means that the right of a holder of intellectual property to certain products cannot prohibit other persons from selling and reselling those products after they have been placed on the market directly by the holder or with their consent.

Czech law firm of the year 2020 - Recommended

In the prestigious local ranking, Law Firm of the Year, the law firm Stuchlikova & Partners was awarded as Recommended Law Firm in the category of Capital Markets.

Product Design Protection - Industrial Designs

Have you created an original design/appearance for a product and would like to protect it from being copying? One of the options is to register for design protection.

Parallel Import

Parallel import occurs when two suppliers import the same product to a specific market with only one supplier having the intellectual property owner’s consent to import the product. The other supplier typically sells the product at a lower price, which is usually caused by not paying royalties to the intellectual property owner.

Exclusion of the Czech Inheritance Law

The opportunity to choose the jurisdiction for inheritance matters is slowly becoming known to the public. We have recently dealt with such a request from one of our clients.

Domain Squatting – When Domain Registration Becomes Illegal

Has anyone registered a domain that has the same or a similar name as the one you are entitled to?

Czech Citizenship by Descent

Many Czechoslovak citizens have left the country during the world wars, after the communist coup in 1948, during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, or any time during the communist era. Most of them migrated to the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and Israel. The descendants of Czech and Czechoslovak emigrants now have a chance to claim Czech citizenship.

WIPO PROOF

At the end of May this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) introduced a new service that simplifies and clarifies the evidentiary situation relating to intellectual property – WIPO PROOF.