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Overview of business insurance for SMEs: General Liability, directors' and officers' liability, legal assistance, cyber, absenteeism, WIA, WGA, and more.
Intellectual Property Rights License Agreement: types (exclusive, non-exclusive, sublicensing), royalty structure, and pitfalls when drafting.
Patent or invention patent: conditions (novelty, inventive work, industrial applicability), costs, duration, and application.
Design registration protects the design of products — furniture, packaging, jewelry. Procedure, costs and duration at BOIP/EUIPO.
Portrait rights: when is a photo of you publishable without permission and when is it not? For commercial use and privacy.
Copyright transfer deed: requirements, content, and when you need it (freelance work, acquisition, purchase of work).
Copyright: automatic protection for original works. What is covered, how do you prove authorship, and what rights do you have?
Trademark infringement: when does it occur, how do you enforce your trademark, and what are the steps in case of imitation or counterfeiting?
Word mark or figurative mark: what is the difference and which suits your situation? Pros and cons, costs, and strategy for SMEs.
The Trademark Register: how it works, what it contains, and how to consult it. BOIP for the Benelux, EUIPO for the EU, WIPO for international.