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.
After a sleepy few months for Myanmar’s new Trademark Law, no doubt as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, it seems that it is finally waking up. The Law provides for a procedure called the “Soft Opening Period” so that holders of rights acquired in their signs in Myanmar can register their trademarks on a preferential basis.
This year, World Intellectual Property Day was celebrated with the slogan “Innovate for a Green Future”. It is not the first time that WIPO has used this occasion to highlight the role played by intellectual property in the “green transition”.
CJEU judgment of 9 July 2020 (C-673/18 Santen) One of the requirements to obtain a Supplementary Protection Certificate (“SPC”) for a medicinal product is that the marketing authorisation (“MA”) for the product for which the SPC is sought must be the first authorisation to place the product on the market as a medicinal product (Article […]
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 […]
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