This Royal Decree-Law (RDL) amends the General Telecommunications Act (Law 32-2003) and Law 34-2002 on information society services and e-commerce. + info The College of Commissioners has decided to refer ACTA to the European Court of Justice in order that the latter may, following a detailed examination, determine whether the agreement is in line with the EU's fundamental rights. Pursuant to this ministerial order, parties to the procedure for the safeguard of IP rights from infringement by information society service providers are obliged to communicate with Section II of the IP Commission by electronic means. Through this royal decree-law, regulating mediation as regards its general principles, the procedures for putting it into practice and the figure of the mediator, our system has been brought into line with EU law. Spain's National High Court is the first court within the EU to refer to the CJEU a question arising out of an action for the withdrawal of personal information from the Google search engine. The year 2011 closed with the approval of two important regulatory changes bearing on intellectual property. Royal Decree No. 1889/2011 created the new Intellectual Property Commission mandated by the Sustainable Economy Act. This past 12 January marked a new era for generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) when ICANN's expansion programme got under way. 2011 saw important new legislation concerning designations of origin and geographical indications both in the European Union and in Spain. In keeping with its unwavering international purview and its commitment to serving its clients' needs, the ELZABURU Firm is pleased to present the Chinese version of its website, alongside Spanish and English. |
