Lego International has won a lawsuit against Lego PZ Multiservicios S.A. of Costa Rica for the misuse of the toymaker's brand name.
Lego International won the lawsuit filed against the corporation Multiservicios Lego PZ Costa Rica for the unauthorized use in its company name, of the trademarked name Lego. The Register of Legal Entities at the National Registry ordered the administrative detention of the corporation.
In Guatemala "there are still ways to start a business with due secrecy for its owners."
Specialists in corporate and tax law in Guatemala say the Forfeiture Act, Decree 55-2010, leaves the gate open for owners of shares of companies to withhold their identity.
Alvaro Castellanos Howell, a lawyer at the law office Consortium, cited as an example the establishment of a company in countries "where bearer shares are allowed, and then an investment is made in Guatemala with shares, buying moveable goods as an off-shore entity".
The largest Law firms in Costa Rica get 45% of their income from fees coming from abroad.
The globalization has impacted the economies of Central America, embodied in free trade agreements, establishment of transnational corporations and the creation of service centers, generating a growing demand for legal services. This is essential as Central America is viewed as a single economic block.
Similar backgrounds in both countries regarding the state monopolization of the insurance industry suggest that the development of an open market in Costa Rica will be similar to that of Uruguay.
Lower prices and more services are strong on the list of possible changes that will come with the opening of the insurance market in Costa Rica; at least that is what the experience in Uruguay suggests.
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...