Following a delay caused by the lockdown situation in Spain as a result of the global pandemic, but with the usual sense of pride, we present to our clients, friends and colleagues the ninth edition of ELZABURU’s Annual Review of European case-law in the field of industrial and intellectual property. When the Annual Review […]
After the Judgement by the CJEU of 11 June 2020 in the Brompton Case (C 833/18) the answer, as the song goes, is blowing in the wind. This is not surprising. Let us recall the case. Brompton is an English company that markets a folding bicycle, sold in its current form since 1987, which had […]
The European Union Public Licence (“EUPL”) is an open source licence approved by the European Commission in 2007, which was specifically designed to adapt it to the legal framework of the European Union. Why was it needed? Free/open source software licences originated in the United States. Thus, the common-law system has influenced the wording […]
These times during the lockdown have certainly given us the opportunity to ponder over matters that perhaps might not have occurred to us under normal circumstances. For an IP professional such as myself, one such curiosity has undoubtedly been the number of people who have had the idea to try to take advantage of the […]
In December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that from the standpoint of the rules on competition, the bar imposed by the company Coty Germany on the members of its selective distribution network, prohibiting them from offering its luxury perfumes on the Amazon e-commerce platform, was lawful. On 2 April […]
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have published a report on the trade of counterfeit pharmaceutical products worldwide. Said report, based on the analysis carried out in 2019 but focussing on the pharmaceutical sector, confirmed that the imports of counterfeit and pirated products rose to […]
Globomedia, the company that has produced series such as “El Internado” or “Vis a Vis”, filed a complaint against Alex Pina and his company La Raspa Producciones S.L.U., on the grounds that he had breached the contract for the provision of services and assignment of intellectual property rights signed by both parties in creating “Money […]
On 26 March, prior to the changes made to its operational arrangements due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued an interesting judgment (in case C-622/18) with regard to claiming compensation for damages in respect of infringement of a trademark when the trademark has been revoked on grounds of […]
Dear readers, We would like to share a few words with you on the unprecedented situation that we are currently facing and try to convey a message of hope. Firstly, we hope that you and your families are all well. To anyone who is not well or has family members and loved ones affected, […]
A year on from the publication of the Spanish Trade Secrets Act (Act No. 1/2019), we can say that it is having a significant impact on Spanish business. Some companies had already sought to manage this intellectual asset, but with the Act’s entry into force, there has been a considerable increase in its […]
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