On 15 December 2020, the European Commission finally published the long-awaited proposal for a Digital Services Act, as well as the proposal for a regulation on digital markets.
The Court of Justice issued a judgment on 11 November 2020 (C-809/18 P; MINERAL MAGIC) in which it had the opportunity, for the first time, to establish the requirements that must be fulfilled for application of Article 8(3) of the Regulation on the European Union Trademark (EUTMR), which concerns the case informally known as the of the “unfaithful agent”.
Even though online platforms play an increasingly important role in our everyday lives, the current EU rules on digital services have to a large extent remained unaltered. What is the forthcoming next step in the fight against online counterfeit?
Jesús Gómez Montero shares his thoughts on the issue of mandatory use of a registered trademark, in the light of the content of some recent decisions handed down by the constituent courts of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
As of 12 October 2020, Trinidad and Tobago forms part of the long list of countries that belong to the system for the international registration of trademarks. Specifically, it is number 123 on the list.
When it seemed that Lionel Messi had finally ceased to be newsworthy after an eventful summer, on 17 September 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) handed down its judgment in cases C-449/18 y C-474/18 on the appeals lodged by the EUIPO and J.M.- E.V. e hijos S.R.L. against the judgment of the General Court (GC).
Antonio Tavira has been appointed President of ELZABURU, a position that he will hold in addition to that of Managing Partner, which he has held since 2009. The position became vacant following the passing of Alberto Elzaburu in April of this year.
It has been reported that a “court” issued a “judgment” in which the artist’s copyright was “rejected” by “judges” in “a lawsuit” against a company that sells postcards, all because Banksy has chosen to remain anonymous. Perhaps it is worth trying to put things into their proper context.
On 8 September 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a judgment in case C-265/19, involving the Irish collective management organisations RAAP and PPI, the former representing artists and the latter representing producers.
Antonio Tavira, as the chief executive of ELZABURU, is one of the more than 1,000 CEOs who have signed the Statement from Business Leaders for Renewed Global Cooperation of the United Nations Global Compact.
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