The United Arab Emirates has signed the document of accession to the Madrid Protocol which will enter into force on December 28, 2021. With the accession of the UAE, there are 125 countries belonging to the Madrid System and 3 of them are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
On 25 August 2021, the Court of Justice of the Andean Community issued its findings on the right of the director of a cinematographic work to edit, cut or delete previously recorded scenes and analysed how that right can conflict with the related rights of performers. Claudia Pérez Moneu analyses this decision and its implications.
For the first time, the Court of Justice expressly finds in favour of extending protection of designations of origin to situations other than the use of similar names to designate products of a similar nature to those protected by the designation of origin. Carlos Morán comments on the key points of this judgment and their implications.
ELZABURU has opened a new office at Torre Juana OST (Alicante) and joined 1.070 KM Hub, the platform aiming to connect innovators in the southern Mediterranean region.
On March 7, 2019, Budweiser filed a trademark infringement lawsuit, arguing that Guangzhou Oriental Keyuan Import & Export Co. Ltd. (herein after “Keyuan”) had infringed its trademark rights by importing a batch of beer that was identical to the two international trademarks mentioned above without permission.
The Council of Ministers recently gave its approval to moving ahead with the draft bill amending the Legal Deposit Act (Act No. 23/2011), what does this decision imply and what is it based on?
Claudia Pérez Moneu analyses and comments the Court of Justice of the European Union’s ruling in case C-762/19 concerning the prohibition on any third party to “extract” or “re-utilize”, without the maker’s permission, all or a substantial part of the contents of a database.
Sara Navarro Joven comments a recent judgment (Case T‑193/18, 24 March 2021) by the General Court, which has revealed the importance of precise descriptions in applications for the registration of trademarks consisting of a combination of colours.
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