The United States Patent and Trademark Office has announced a new rule in force by August 3rd, 2019, requiring all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board whose permanent legal residence or principal place of business is outside the United States or its territories, to be represented by an…

Buenos Aires, May2019 Argentina- Trademarks Important Information on New Mandatory Declarations of Use Please be informed thatnew mandatory declarations of use have been recently implemented in Argentina’s Trademark Law N° 22.362, effective June 3, 2019. A declaration of use is now required for all trademarks between their fifth and sixth anniversary from the registration date.…

Based on Celia Lerman’s presentation to the AMDIA-CACE about privacy legislation in Argentina, presented in the University of San Andres, November 8th, 2018. Text below in Spanish. E- Commerce Es mi turno ahora hablar de las repercusiones de estos cambios de la legislación de privacidad en el e-commerce. Para poder analizar en el tema, quiero…

Celia Lerman, a founding partner at Lerman&Szlak, is scheduled to speak at the Legal Innovation Summit: A Morning Dedicated to Innovation, on Monday, November 26th, starting at 9:30 am. Celia’s speech at the summit will focus on the subject of the Law & Innovation Lab that she founded and is the head of at the…

Celia Lerman, a founding partner at Lerman&Szlak who counsel CACE in all legal matters in Argentina, will speak at the Privacy in eCommerce and Marketing seminar, co-hosted by AMDIA and CACE, tomorrow (Nov 8th) starting at 8:30 am, in the Auditorium of the University of San Andrés (25 de Mayo 856, CABA).  The objectives of…

Celia Lerman, a founding partner at Lerman & Szlak, wrote an article published in a leading IP publication, Intellectual Property Magazine, focused on SaaS (software as a service) as a business model and all its aspects, including benefits and possible legal challenges. Celia Lerman finds that “SaaS systems facilitate more easy and direct communication with users. For…

Lerman & Szlak’s founding partner, Celia Lerman, was interviewed by AnnieMaya.com, a blog dedicated to female entrepreneurs. In this interview, Celia spoke about the importance of protecting your entrepreneurship. You can listen to the audio interview in Spanish here.

We are glad to share that Celia Lerman has been named mentor of Incubando Salud. Incubando Salud from the Fundación Barceló in Buenos Aires, is a pioneer in the field of health and life sciences in Latin America, stimulating the much-needed interconnectedness between the worlds of health and business. One of the main goals of…

Lerman & Szlak is pleased to announce that María Cecilia Brazzola has joined the firm as its newest partner. The addition of Cecilia to the team strengthens the firm’s core practices of corporate law and startup legal services. She also expands the array of our services by leading the Franchising practice of the firm. Cecilia…

Franchising represents a well-known business method where the franchisor, who had developed a successful business, shares its know-how, brand identity, as well as distribution and marketing strategies with the franchisees. In other words, franchising allows newcomers to utilize a brand’s name, know-how, marketing strategy, and business presence. Contrary to a popular belief, a franchisee is…