Published in the Official Journal of the EU on May 24 the Recommendation (EU) 2023/1018 on how to combat commercial scale online piracy of sports and other live events, such as concerts and theatre performances. This Recommendation encourages Member States, national authorities, holders of rights and providers of intermediary services to take effective, balanced and […]
The EUIPO partially upheld Hotel Cipriani’s application for revocation of CIPRIANI FOOD in Classes 29 and 30. On appeal, Hotel Cipriani argued, among other things, that “pasta” constituted an independent sub-category of “preparations made from cereals. The court disagreed, holding that purpose and intended use are the most important factors for de ning an independent […]
Since the Republic of Myanmar announced in 2019 the enactment of its first modern trademark law, much has happened. The country has lived through a pandemic, is grappling with a civil war still not fully resolved considering the latest atrocious attacks these days, and we are in the midst of a war of global […]
The challenges, risks and opportunities for exhibitors and for patent, trademark and design owners are back with the upcoming MWC in Barcelona at the end of February 2023. With its usual punctuality, the Barcelona Mercantile Court, together with the European Union Trademark and Design Courts in Alicante, has just published its new “Protocol for Duty […]
The recent $9 billion class-action lawsuit brought against Github, Microsoft, OpenAI and Open AI Codex is evidence of a problem that has been looming for artificial intelligence: its development can infringe copyright and it must be handled with care. The lawsuit challenges the legality of the use of GitHub repositories to train GitHub Copilot, a […]
Following the entry into force of a new regulation on revocation and invalidity actions in Spain on 14 January 2023, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) will now be the authority competent for handling and ruling on invalidity and revocations actions concerning trademark and tradename registrations. This change to a non-judicial procedure, which stems […]
The long-awaited Law No. 28/2022 on Fostering the Ecosystem for Start-up Companies, better known as the Start-up Law, has been published on 21 December and came into force with its publication in the BOE the following day. This regulation has the following main objectives: Encouraging the creation and growth of innovative and fast-growing technology-based companies […]
In the extreme northeast of Central America is Belize, a small country belonging to the Commonwealth that maintains English as its official language. Belize has just announced that it will be part of the Madrid System as of February 24, 2023. This small Central American country will become the 129th country of the System […]
The system known as “European Patent with Unitary Effect” (or “Unitary Patent”, as it is more commonly known) is expected to become a reality in the first half of 2023. This system is based on two European Union Regulations (EU 1257/2012 and EU 1260/2012) regarding: the creation of a European Patent with Unitary Effect for […]
On 19 October 2022, Act No. 18/2022 of 28 September 2022 on business creation and growth came into force, following its approval by the Spanish Parliament. Its main objectives are as follows: Improve the business climate to drive business creation and growth through the adoption of measures aimed at streamlining business startups. Improve regulation and […]
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