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CIUDADES INTELIGENTES O SMART CITIES
Desde hace algún tiempo, tanto en los medios como en ferias y congresos, es cada vez más frecuente oír hablar de las llamadas Smart Cities o Ciudades Inteligentes. Se trata de un concepto con el que se pretende hacer referencia a aquellas ciudades que desarrollan...
SPANISH AND COMMUNITY REGULATIONS FOR FRANCHISE CONTRACTS
SPANISH LEGISLATION Royal Decree 2485/1998 implements Law 7/1996 on Retail Trade and regulates duty free tariffs. It is defined as: a contract by which the franchisor gives the franchise, in exchange for financial compensation, the right to exploit a franchise in...
CONTRACTUAL LIMITS ON COMPETITION AND COMPETITION LAW IN SPAIN
1.- Prohibition of competition and Labor Law Employment agreements, especially those referred to senior managers, use to include a clause to prohibit competition. The employee cannot work for the competitors of the company once he has terminated his employment...
LA PROTECCIÓN DE LA BIOTECNOLOGÍA EN CATALUÑA
Biotecnología en Cataluña Algunos investigadores consideran la biotecnología como la quintaesencia de la tecnología. Para estar al día, hay que saber que la palabra biotecnología, acuñada por primer vez por Karl Ereky en 1919, describe los conocimientos y avances...
ARBITRATION OPENS UP AVENUES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMPETITION LAW
Arbitration opens up avenues in intellectual property and competition law Conflicts in Patents, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition or Competition Law are regulated in specific laws which traditionally have been considered ‘public order’ because...
DISTRIBUTION CONTRACTS
DISTRIBUTION CONTRACTS, COMPETITION RESTRICTIONS AND VERTICAL AGREEMENTS Both European and Spanish Competition law has always dedicated special attention to Distribution Contracts. It has also focused frequently on other contracts called ‘verticals’ like supply,...
