EDICIÓN 21 · 2018
COMUNIDAD
AROC: the Law Firm For New Entrepreneurs
Mapas de Panamá S. A, together with AROC, will develop an interactive map for local use. It represents an innovative tourist route for Panama, where new brands from national talents will be shown.
Globally, there are more and more entrepreneurs seeking to advertise their products, projects or ideas to their clients and the public in general. The initiative is expanding mainly towards young people who seek to generate their own income, allowing them to be independent and self-sufficient.
Nonetheless, at times, many of these new brands don’ t have any copyright, which means they are unprotected against imitations.
For that reason, in 2018, a group of lawyers created the first intellectual property law firm in Panama. The project is called AROC, and its manager, María Gilma Arocha, gave Casco Antiguo News several details about the works.
AROC is supported by institutions such as the World Intellectual Property Organization( WIPO), the International Trademark Association( INTA), and the Interty, an international boutique intellectual property law firm.
“ In AROC, entrepreneurs are oriented by their collaborators to shape their ideas. We also offer more advanced, high-quality legal services regarding intellectual property aspects, such as the one related to the business area,-business establishment, branding, and etc.-” Arrocha explained.
“ It was also noticed that many people who knew about the company didn’ t have the enterprise’ s creative aspect fully developed, such as audiovisual production, design, and others. For that reason, a creativity network was created, the previous services included. Besides allowing being part of more than 300 local brands keeping with the philosophy of working in groups, the project also offers job opportunities from the very community”, Arrocha emphasized.
Entrepreneurs get a 20 % discount on CNA fees( Colegio Nacional de Abogados, in Spanish.)
Trademark registrations can be done in a period of ten years for a fixed price of $ 700.
You can find more about AROC in the webpage www. arocpanama. com or @ arocpanama in social networks.
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