ELZABURU, Intellectual Property Blog

Canada – How to simplify your trademark system to improve efficiency

Fecha: Monday, 08 April 2019 3:17 pm

Since 2015 the Canadian government has been preparing for its accession to the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks and has, to this end, adopted decisions and developed internal legal mechanisms to adapt to international trademark system standards. It has signed up to three core international treaties in the area of trademarks: the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the […]

Personal data – Safeguards for Brexit

Fecha: Friday, 08 March 2019 4:48 pm

If your company has a supplier, parent company, subsidiary or partner located in the United Kingdom, it most probably means that you are transferring personal data to the UK. It is therefore highly advisable to know what can be done in the event that Brexit ultimately goes ahead, in order to be able to continue […]

Assessment of MWC Barcelona 2019

Fecha: Wednesday, 06 March 2019 12:17 pm

The Commercial Court of Barcelona and the European Union Trade Mark Courts of Alicante have published their report summarising the application of the duty service and fast-action protocol for the Mobile World Congress held last week in Barcelona (MWC 2019). The information provided in this report will be no surprise for those, such as ELZABURU, having […]

The new Spanish Trade Secret Act is here! (II)

Fecha: Friday, 22 February 2019 4:31 pm

Trade secrets are considered an object of property, allowing for their transfer and licensing, under a similar regime to that of patents, which already provides for the transfer of know-how. Likewise, it establishes the regime for cases of co-ownership of trade secrets; that agreed between the parties would prevail in these cases, should this fail the corresponding provision of the Act […]

The new Spanish Trade Secret Act is here! (I)

Fecha: Thursday, 21 February 2019 5:14 pm

The new Trade Secret Act 1/2019 has been published today. This new legislation opens a new protection opportunity for companies which most of their valuable information will now enjoy legal recognition equivalent to that of other intellectual property rights. As a result, we shall now analyse some of the most relevant developments included in this […]

Myanmar: first to file trademark system

Fecha: Wednesday, 20 February 2019 1:13 pm

On 31 January 2019, the new Trademark Law was enacted in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (hereinafter, “Myanmar”). The framework of the new Law is based on a first-to-file system for registration of trademarks and, therefore, the first to secure registration will be the first to obtain trademark rights in the country. Myanmar […]

New IP Court in China

Fecha: Monday, 18 February 2019 4:28 pm

On 26 October 2018, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress issued a decision to establish a new IP Court of Appeal at the national level within the Supreme People’s Court, operational from 1 January 2019. The so-called SPC IP Court (Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court) located in Beijing handles, principally but not […]

ELZABURU in motion

Fecha: Friday, 18 January 2019 1:55 pm

On 14 January, certain amendments to the Trademark Act, Act No. 17/2001 of 7 December 2001 entered into force. The reform was carried out by means of Royal Decree-Law No. 23/2018 of 21 December 2018, which not only transposes provisions concerning trademarks to the Spanish legal system, but also provisions in areas as far removed from IP as rail […]

Small steps in the modernization of the Madrid System: Division of international marks

Fecha: Wednesday, 16 January 2019 1:05 pm

On 1 February 2019 new rules are scheduled to be added to the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to that Agreement. The new rules will be accompanied by new fees. The Madrid System already provided for the possibility to transform international registrations as a possible strategy for […]

It is essential, now more than ever, to have a plan for management of trade secrets

Fecha: Thursday, 10 January 2019 1:50 pm

The imminent Spanish Trade Secret Act, driven by Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed technical know-how and business information, will represent a major step forward in Spain regarding the protection of trade secrets (in the same way as the respective national laws in Europe), placing it at the same level as intellectual and industrial property rights (patents, […]

Canada – How to simplify your trademark system to improve efficiency

Personal data – Safeguards for Brexit

Assessment of MWC Barcelona 2019

The new Spanish Trade Secret Act is here! (II)

The new Spanish Trade Secret Act is here! (I)

Myanmar: first to file trademark system

New IP Court in China

ELZABURU in motion

Small steps in the modernization of the Madrid System: Division of international marks

It is essential, now more than ever, to have a plan for management of trade secrets

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