This guide covers common issues in designs laws and regulations in 19 jurisdictions. Topics covered include legislation, application, grounds for refusal, opposition, registration, invalidity, and enforcement.
The multi-jurisdictional guide explores pricing and reimbursement laws and regulations impacting healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.
This multi-jurisdictional resource provides practical information on cross-border data protection issues, including regulations, data controller obligations, rights to access personal data, international transfer of data, and data processing by third parties.
This guide presents an overview of key legal and regulatory issues in the medical device business across a range of jurisdictions.
In this article, global competition and antitrust rules with respect to intellectual property license agreements and supply/distribution agreements are examined.
This Quick Overview seeks to clarify industrial property (a type of intellectual property) protection in Brazil , specifically the case of item I of Article 2 of Federal Statute 9279/96, related to the grant of patents of invention and utility models.
Health and Safety is generally regulated under the Brazilian Labor Code and more specifically by the Ministry of Labor through its Regulations ("NR"). The regulations vary according to industry, type of work, premises and number of employees. The rules involve minimum standards of sanitation, safety, comfort, medical control programs (as described below) and risk prevention.
The Association of Corporate Counsel and Laurence Simons surveyed corporate legal departments to learn more about their teams in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The ACC/Laurence Simons 2012 EMEA Legal Department Survey is available to members and non-members.
This QuickCounsel covers what information you need to familiarize yourself with the concept of 'ambush marketing', when a non-sponsor of an event to try to associate itself with the event without authorization from the event organizer and without paying the sponsorship fee, often to the detriment of the official sponsor and its brand.
Discuss recent rules related to "famous trademarks" under Brazilian Law. Famous Trademarks are trademarks given special protection due to their recognition by a large number of consumers, quality, prestige, reputation and ability to attract consumers by their mere presence.