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08.09.2026

Taxation of Software Developers’ Income

In addition to having a properly drafted agreement, an individual entrepreneur (FOP) developing software should understand the specifics of software taxation. The tax treatment of payments largely depends on the terms of software use and the scope of rights transferred. ...

31.08.2026

From Conflict Searches to Registrability: Why Businesses Need a Comprehensive Trademark Search

What if, one day, you discover that your own brand is already “taken” in a market where you are planning to expand? This is precisely the kind of issue a comprehensive trademark search is designed to identify before entering a ...

06.08.2026

Copyright Protection on the Internet: How to Remove Infringing Content Without Going to Court

Has a competitor copied your product photographs? Have your articles, marketing materials, or illustrations appeared on another website without your permission? Copyright infringement online is becoming increasingly common. Product photographs, promotional images, website content, catalogues, blog articles, and other creative ...

07.07.2026

Class 35 of the Nice Classification: Why Selling Goods Is Not Always a Service

One of the most common mistakes when filing a trademark application is automatically including Class 35 of the Nice Classification simply because the applicant sells its own goods. In reality, the mere act of selling goods does not mean that ...

30.06.2026

IP Protection on Amazon & Etsy: What Sellers Need to Know

Imagine spending months preparing to launch your business on Amazon or Etsy. You invest in product development, packaging, professional photography, and advertising. Sales begin to grow, your first customer reviews appear and then, without warning, your product listing disappears, while ...

27.05.2026

IP Due Diligence: How Businesses Lose Rights to the Brand and Technology

Most businesses assume their brand, product, and technology are theirs. Legally, that’s not always true. In today’s economy, intellectual property — trademarks, software, designs, domain names, patents — often represents the majority of a company’s value. Yet many businesses discover ...

07.05.2026

INTA Annual Meeting 2026

Yesterday marked the end of the INTA Annual Meeting 2026 in London — a perfect moment to reflect on an incredibly busy and inspiring week for Synergy, represented as always by Viktoriia Ostapchuk. This year’s Meeting brought together more than ...

20.04.2026

IP Rights in Employee-Created Works and Inventions

At every royalties seminar we have been running for 14 years for accountants, lawyers, executives, and business owners, the same questions repeatedly arise: These questions arise for lawyers across a wide variety of industries — from IT to the defense ...

17.03.2026

Trademark Monitoring: Why Businesses Should Track New Applications

Many business owners believe that once a trademark is registered, their brand is fully protected. In reality, registration is only the first step. Every day, IP offices publish new trademark applications, and some of them may be very similar to ...

13.02.2026

Trademark Exhaustion: When a Trademark Owner Can Still Restrict the Sale of Genuine Goods

Have you discovered that online stores unrelated to your business are selling goods under your brand? At the same time, you understand that the products are genuine and were lawfully placed on the market. In such cases, the principle of ...

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Taxation of Software Developers’ Income

From Conflict Searches to Registrability: Why Businesses Need a Comprehensive Trademark Search

Copyright Protection on the Internet: How to Remove Infringing Content Without Going to Court

Class 35 of the Nice Classification: Why Selling Goods Is Not Always a Service

IP Protection on Amazon & Etsy: What Sellers Need to Know

IP Due Diligence: How Businesses Lose Rights to the Brand and Technology

INTA Annual Meeting 2026

IP Rights in Employee-Created Works and Inventions

Trademark Monitoring: Why Businesses Should Track New Applications

Trademark Exhaustion: When a Trademark Owner Can Still Restrict the Sale of Genuine Goods

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