Facebook: personalized URLs and trademark protection

On 11 June 2009 the International Trademark Association informed its members on upcoming developments regarding the use of trademarks on social networking websites.

Columbus secures license

Columbus Networks Curaçao secured its licence for international telephony and internet. On June 1st, the Council of Ministers agreed with the issuance of the licence. Telecom-minister Maurice Adriaens (FOL) expects that due to Columbus joining the Curaçao market, the internet rates will, in time, drastically decrease on Curaçao.

Tax treaty Aruba with Canada

ORANJESTAD — The Internal Revenue Service of Aruba reached an agreement with Canada on a tax treaty between both countries. At the end of May, the Internal Revenue Service SIAD welcomed a delegation from Canada to discuss this so-called Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA).

Grey skies in the Caribbean

The seas round the Cayman Islands may be blue, the sand white and the coral reefs a rainbow, but to the OECD, an economic group of rich countries, the Cayman Islands are grey. On May 14th the OECD ruled to keep the British colony on its list of unco-operative tax havens.

7-Eleven vs. 7-Alive

In its decision of 8 May 2009 the Supreme Court of The Netherlands (“Hoge Raad”) in The Hague largely dismissed the conclusion of the Advocate-General and reversed the appeal decision of the Court of Appeals of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in proceedings on the merits started by 7-Eleven, Inc. against a local convenience store in St. Maarten that is using a logo similar to its famous 7-Eleven logo (see photos).

No infringement of exclusive rights roadmap

Kris Kras Publishing may continue the distribution of the Smart D®iving Road Map on the island. That is what the Common Court of Justice decided Tuesday in appeal. The court deemed the road map not to be a ‘slavish imitation’ of the product that competitor Caribbean Cartographics distributes.