Chatbots have been one of the hottest topics in the Legal Tech world in recent months. Chatbots, or virtual assistants, are not the most cutting-edge development in the field of artificial intelligence (there are already more established examples, such as Siri, Alexa or Google Now), but they do represent a new technological option in the […]
Innovation and creativity are the drivers of our economy. Therefore, it is important to provide rightholders with the certainty that their inventions will be duly protected. The competitiveness of European companies depends on it. The enforcement of intellectual and industrial property rights by European customs is a priority for the European Commission and for Member […]
Brazil’s accession to the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks will take effect on 2 October 2019. With Brazil, the countries in the Americas that form part of the Madrid System will now number 6. Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and the USA are all members, with Canada joining them on 17 June 2019 following its accession to the Protocol. […]
In a passionate dispute over shopping trolleys locks, Valencia Commercial Court No. 2 has found against a supplier who had been displaced at one of Spain’s largest retail chains (Judgment 134/19 of May 6th, 2019 in PO764/2017). When this happens, emotions tend to run high and the row often ends up in court. The shunned […]
The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing is a good opportunity to reflect on the impact of space exploration on technology, on legal protection of technology and on other legal aspects of space exploration. The space race, which took place principally between the 1950s and the 1970s, provided the stimulus for significant technological advances. Since then, we have seen notable progress in […]
After extensive debate, the Council of the European Union recently approved Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and Directive (EU) 2019/789 laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes. These directives […]
At a ceremony held in Vienna on 20 June, the Spanish scientist received two European Inventor 2019 Awards, one voted for by the public and the other in recognition of her lifetime achievement. The Spanish scientist commenced her professional career in the United States at the laboratory of the Nobel laureate Severo Ochoa, continuing her […]
There is a growing interest among CEOs in Spain in adding an IP strategy to their agenda, an element that has a direct impact on the profit and loss account and which is also closely linked to investments in innovation and marketing. A well-designed and well-executed IP strategy facilitates the transformation of resources such as inventions, […]
The amended Regulation implementing the Spanish Trademark Act (Act No. 17/2001) has been published has been published the 30th April and enters into force the 1st May 2019. With the approval of this amendment, the starting pistol has been fired for applicants of trademarks, in the context of opposition proceedings, to be able to require […]
Since 2015 the Canadian government has been preparing for its accession to the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks and has, to this end, adopted decisions and developed internal legal mechanisms to adapt to international trademark system standards. It has signed up to three core international treaties in the area of trademarks: the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the […]
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