AEVI Guides- Videogames and intellectual and industrial property
Video game developers express their originality and creativity through pixels and lines of code.
Therefore, the protection of these assets through intellectual and industrial property rights (known in the industry as the company's "IP") is key.
With this guide, aimed at video game developers and publishers, we seek to provide general guide lines on the optimal way to protect these assets, which is essential to develop a robust IP portfolio that provides greater value to the company and to ensure that the video game can be placed on the market with total confidence, avoiding infringements of third-party rights.
Specifically, this guide will be useful regarding the following:
Understanding the differences between Intellectual Property and Industrial Property: What does each protect?
Understanding the impact of Intellectual and Industrial Property on the video game sector: What elements of a video game can I protect?
Ensuring the protection of video games: How can I protect these elements?
Avoiding the infringement of the rights of third parties: How can I use third-party elements in my videogame?
AEVI Guides- Taxation in the videogame sector
As in any other sector, companies and profession als in the video game sector must comply with their tax responsibilities.
In addition, there are tax tools that allow videogame companies to optimise their taxes by taking advantage of available tax incentives, such as credits for investment in research & development (R&D).
This guide delves into the tax obligations of companies in the video game sector in Spain and provides a description of the main tax benefits, as well as a list of useful tax tools. In particular, it will be useful for:
Complying with tax regulations:
What are the key tax obligations for video game companies in Spain?
Learning to manage taxes: How and by what deadline must I file my taxes?
Taking advantage of tax opportu nities: What tax benefits exist in the video game sector?
Optimising compliance with your obligations: Which tools facilitate tax compliance in the videogame sector?
AEVI Guides- Insurance in the videogames sector
Insurance contracts are found anywhere in life where there is an insurable interest, such as, in this case, the development and exploitation of
a video game. Insurance consists of a contract based on an unpredictable future event because it is not known when the risk will occur.
This guide will help you understand the contents of insurance contracts, since they are essential for providing security against risks that could compromise the future of your project by offering adequate coverage that serves as an indirect prevention mechanism. Consequently, insurance is now also associated with gaming and the video game sector, where it can play a crucial role.
This guide will also explain the different types of insurance contracts and the risks that each one covers. This is especially important because
choosing the right insurance is crucial to cover the riskiest elements of your project.
Specifically, this guide will be useful regarding the following:
Understanding the importance of insurance contracts: What is the purpose of insurance in the video game sector?
Knowing the different types of insurance: What types of insurance cover video game development?
Choosing the most appropriate insurance: Which insurance should I take out depending on what I want to protect?
AEVI Guides- Guide to consumer rights, advertising and data protection
This guide will be of great use to you if you are in the video game industry, whether you are a publisher, a developer or work in marketing.
This guide will teach you the fundamentals of advertising regulation, helping you to avoid legalissues and build trust with your users. Specifically, this guide will help with the following:
Know your users' rights:
How can I avoid unnecessary risks?
Digital Content:
What do I need to consider when exploiting video game assets?
Improve your advertising practices:
How can I ensure compliance with advertising regulations?
Data protection compliance:
How should I handle personal data in order to comply with the law
AEVI Guides- Financing Videogames
Financing a new project is one of the main challenges faced by companies in the video game sector.
In the following sections, we will provide a practical overview of how to do this, focusing on the main elements that developers and publishers who wish to obtain external financing for their projects must consider.
In this guide, you will find different possible in vestment structures so that you can choose the most suitable one for your project. We also explain the essential criteria that video game developers seeking alternative sources of funding besides their own or traditional resources should take into account.
Specifically, this guide will be useful to:
Learn about the different ways of financing your project: What financing options are available in addition to bank credit?
Choose the best financing option for your video game: How are invest ment deals structured in the videogame sector?
Draft appropriate clauses in your project's financing agreement: What options are available to maintain control over my project?
AEVI Guides- Employment issues in videogames
This guide will be of great use to you if you are in the video game industry, whether you are a publisher, a developer or work in marketing.
In the video game industry, success depends on many professionals working together.
This guide is designed to help you optimise all aspects of team and process management within your company, ensuring a productive environment and compliance with employment
legislation in Spain.
Specifically, this guide will be useful regarding the following:
Hiring employees and the concept of false self-employment:
How are employment relationships governed in the video game sector, and what legal and economic risks does false self-employmententail?
Types of contracts and their correct execution:
Why is permanent employment the norm in Spain, and what are the consequences of using temporary contracts outside the legal requirements?
Flexible organisation of work:
How are remote working and flexible working hours implemented in a video game studio, and how are working hours and the registration of these hours managed?
Prevention of occupational hazards:
Why is it essential to prevent the crunch and protect the physical and psychological health of teams, and what are the legal obligations in terms of occupational risk prevention?
