In its fourth consecutive year, the Paraguayan Association of Intellectual Property Agents – APAPI – is proud to present the 2014 edition of its annual magazine. Once more, this edition is full of interesting articles related to intellectual property matters; in that sense, Dr. Justin Young, current secretary of ASIPI, gives an insight of the […]
A recent article by international broadcaster, CNN, reveals some interesting facts about Paraguay, a country often overlooked by visitors of the South American continent. For more information, please check out the following link: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/09/travel/bourdain-paraguay-13-things/index.html?hpt=tr_c1 *Written by Wayne Bernhardson, Special to CNN / www.cnn.com. Mersan Abogados
Our senior partner, Dr. Carlos T. Mersan, published an article in the ABC Color newspaper last Monday, September 8th, in which he carries out an analysis with respect to a bill currently being studied by the Senate, which shall repeal the administrative preliminary ruling in tax evasion criminal procedures.
In the year 2013, the Competition Law was sanctioned in Paraguay with the objective of protecting and promoting free competition in the markets and prohibiting and penalizing certain practices that are contrary to the same. The Law foresees the principles that govern free competition, the prohibited acts and practices, as well as, the corresponding penalties. […]
In July 10th, 2013, by means of Law No. 4987, the National Congress approved Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents – The Apostille Convention, signed in The Hague on October 5th, 1961. The exchange of ratifications with respect to this convention was performed on December 10th, 2013. Additionally, the Executive […]
On July 24th, 2014, Law No. 5247/14, which modifies Articles 126 and 130 of the Law on Copyright and Related Rights, was sanctioned in Paraguay. Said Law, which was initially greatly repudiated by some local organizations linked to creativity and free dissemination of information, extends the term of protection of the rights of artists, interpreters […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Oscar Mersan of Mersan Abogados. Oscar has joined IR as our exclusive Tax Law and Mergers & Acquisitions member in Paraguay. Mersan Abogados firm has earned a solid national and international reputation, providing legal advice and consultancy services since the year […]
Report dated 4 February 2014 Paraguay has upgraded its bond rating from Ba3 to Ba2 and changed its investment climate from s decisions were driven by the following reasons: (1) Improved fiscal position of the main indicators in respect to the peer median rating for category countries. (2) The strengthening of institutional framework as a […]