Intellectual
Property
IP1)
What is an Intellectual Property ?
IP2) What
is the main purpose of an intellectual property law ?
IP3)
Which intellectual properties can be protected in Aruba
?
IP4)
What tasks are commended to the Aruban Bureau of
Intellectual Property?
Trademarks
and service marks
What
do I need to know before I register a trademark:
T1)
What is a trade or service mark ?
T2)
What may the sign of trade or service mark consist of ?
T3)
Who is considered to be the Trademark owner in Aruba ?
T4) What
objections can the Bureau raise to the registration of a trademark ?
T5)
Can I register a slogan as a trademark ?
T6)
Can I register my tradename as a trademark ?
T7)
Can I register an idea or a concept as a trademark ?
T8) Can
I use a trademark, which has been turned down by the Bureau?
T9)
Can the Bureau turn down a trademark petition, because
it has already registered an identical or a close match of this trademark?
T10)What
is the difference between a trademark-agent and the Bureau?
T11)
What is the valid period of a registered trademark?
T12) When
does a registration void?
T13)
What is the effective date of a registration?
T14)
What can I do if I don’t have a domicile in Aruba?
T15)
How can I find out if a trademark is already registered
in Aruba?
T16) Does
the Bureau effectuate a search when I file a petition for a registration?
T17)
Do I have to register my trademark?
T18)
Do I have to register my trademark in each country to
which I am exporting my products?
How
can I register my trademark?
T19)
What do I have to do to register my trademark?
T20)
What are the minimum requirements?
T21)
What amount do I have to pay at the Bureau when
depositing my trademark?
T22)
Does my petition get a number?
T23)
Will the Bureau send my invoice to me if my trademark
is accepted?
T24)
What happens after I file my petition for a trademark?
Which
information of my registered mark do I have to change if there is a change?
T25)
Which information of my registered mark can I or do I
have to change if some required information has changed?
T26)
Which information can not be changed?
T27)
Do I have to pay for the changes to be made?
Other questions
about trademark
T28)
What does the signs®, © and TM
means?
T29) Is
it official to use these signs in Aruba?
T30)
What is the difference between a trademark and a
patent?
T31)
Can I act against unauthorized use of my trademark if
my trademark is registered?
T32)
Can I act against unauthorized use of a trademark that
I am using for years, but which is not registered?
T33)
What is the legal procedure in such a case?
T34)
Is there anything I can do before I go to court in such a case?
T35)
Is there a period restriction in the Aruba Trademarks
Act regarding opposition?
T36)
Can the Bureau give me information about the owner and
about the importer of the products of a specific trademark?
T37)
For how long can I protect my trademark in Aruba?
T38)
What do I have to do if I no longer want my trademark
to be protected?
T39)
How can I assign or license my trademark?
T40) Do
I get a monopoly if I have a trademark?
T41)
Is a Trademark registered in Aruba valid in foreign countries?
T42)
What will the new Trademarks Act contain?
Patent
P1) What
is a patent?
P2) Does
Aruba has its own Patent Act?
P3)
What is the procedure when filing a petition for a
patent?
P4) What
protection do I get?
P5)
Does Aruba effectuate an international search?
P6)
What kind of patent can be granted by the Bureau of
Intellectual Property in Aruba?
P7)
Am I protected in Aruba if I already have been granted a
patent in the Netherlands Antilles or in the Netherlands?
P8) What
are the minimum requirements for a patent?
P9) How
can I file a petition in Aruba if I don’t have a domicile in Aruba?
P10) Does
the Patent Act of Aruba recognize the priority grace period?
P11) What
does the term “patent pending” mean?
P12)
How long does it take to get a patent granted?
P13) Is
a patent filed in Aruba valid in foreign countries?
T14) How
can I assign or license my patent?
P15) Does
the Aruba Patent Act provide an exception in which a patented invention may not
be exploited?
P16) How
much do I have to pay for filing my
petition for a patent?
Copyrights
C1)
What is a copyright?
C2)
Who is the owner of a copyright?
C3).
What is public disclosure?
C4)
What kind of works can be registered?
C5)What
are the rights of the author?
C6)
What are economic rights?
C7)
What are moral rights?
C8) How
can I transfer, assign or license my copyrights?
C9)
What protection
is granted ?
C10)
What works are not granted copyright protection?
C11)What
is the validity period of a copyright?
C12)
Do I have to register
my work?
C13)
Do I have to deposit a copy of my work at the Bureau?
C14) What
do I have to do to register my copyrights?
C15)
Do I have to protect my work myself?
C16) Are
Copyrights valid in foreign countries?
C17)
What will the new Copyrights Act contain?
Industrial
designs
I1) What is an
industrial design?
I2) What are
the minimum requirements?
I3) What is the
valid period of an industrial design?
i-Envelope
E1) What is an
I-Envelope?
Unfair
competition
U1) Does Aruba
recognize protection against unfair competition?
