When Bitcoin mining and ASIC miner-producing juggernaut **Bitmain** released its ipo prospectus to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in September 2018, the world got to take a peek at some wild growth rates in the cryptocurrency industry not purely linked to astronomical gains from market speculation. The most impressive component is the leap from Bitmain’s 2016 revenue ($278M) and profit ($11...
Path: Blog...classical capital market. Therefore, it was rather expected when initial coin offerings (ICO’s) accumulated more funds in the first three months of 2018 than during the entire 2017. Nowadays we hear a lot of different information about ICO and ipo. Even despite the fact that the names ICO and ipo sound very alike and many people think that their purposes are very similar, there are many diff...
Path: Blog...ndustrial design registration after their design has been disclosed to the public. This period is usually from 6 to 12 months from the date of disclosure. If you are seeking for a protection worldwide, you shall use World Intellectual Property’s (Wipo’s) Hague System, which offers a practical solution for registering up to 100 industrial designs in 66+ territories via filing a single internati...
Path: Licensing...ts sitting gathering dust in a filing cabinet… You can eliminate your whole back office.” Polymath has some ambitious plans, in fact, they aim to be the “Ethereum of Security tokens.” Just as Ethereum made it easy for developers to launch ipos, Polymath is making it easy for non-technical Wall Street folks to launch STOs. By simply using their platform, issuers can launch their own secu...
Path: Blog...e lap of blockchain. **Where Did the Name Come From?** Alex explains that as a young boy his dad would often take him and his sister to the bank. He always hated banking but looked forward to that small reward at the end of each trip – a lollipop. Alex firmly believes that Bitcoin is the future of banking and that all that’s missing from the equation is Lolli. **How Does it Work** ...
Path: Blog...he lucrative permit. For the past few years, Saudi Arabia was in the process of opening up its capital markets, but the progress is slow and the market is still strictly controlled by the state. Financial markets have long been preparing for the ipo listing of the biggest state-owned company - Saudi Aramco. Earlier this month, the company has managed to raise 10 times the bids it sought in a m...
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Path: Companies...bal Investors. In polls by Euromoney, it has been ranked as the top private bank and the best bank in Switzerland. As of 2004, Credit Suisse was first in volume of high-yield transactions, second for corporate high-yield bond insurance and third for ipo underwriting. The Securities Data Company ranked Credit Suisse as the fourth best place for financial advice for mergers and acq...
Path: Banks...bal Investors. In polls by Euromoney, it has been ranked as the top private bank and the best bank in Switzerland. As of 2004, Credit Suisse was first in volume of high-yield transactions, second for corporate high-yield bond insurance and third for ipo underwriting. The Securities Data Company ranked Credit Suisse as the fourth best place for financial advice for mergers and acquisitions in the U...
Path: Banks...ration of the trademark is a mandatory step in protection of your trademark. In order to register an international trademark, local registration must be obtained at first instance. If you do not require to have your trademark registered under Wipo’s Madrid System, you can file separate trademark applications in countries you prefer to be registered in. If the sole reason for the registrati...
Path: Licensing...gin and designated Contracting Parties where the mark is to be protected. Renewal the international registration of trademark is valid for 10 years; It can be renewed at the end of each 10-year period directly with Wipo; the holders will receive unofficial notice of possibility of renewal six months before the renewal date due. To be entitled to use Madrid Syst...
Path: Licensing...porate a company in low maintenance fee jurisdictions, and then to file an application as a legal entity. For a list of potential options, please contact our team members. If you are a national or resident of a country, which is a member of: ARipo HARARE Protocol, host institution: African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARipo), OAPI Bangui Agreement, host institution: African ...
Path: Licensing... a national or resident of a country, which is a member of: Bangui Agreement, host institution: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Lusaka Agreement, host institution: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARipo), The three “Benelux” countries, host institution: Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOP), The European Union, host institution:...
Path: Licensing...cting to third party responses/requests/oppositions with respect to the application. Renewal The international patent is usually valid for up to 20 years; It can be renewed at the end of each 20-year period directly with Wipo; The holders will receive unofficial notice of possibility of renewal six months before the renewal date due. To be entitled to use Paris Conve...
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