There are many circumstances that are to mark this unexpected lockdown stage which has taken the world by storm. The common paralysis throughout the States suffering the COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder, despite the dissenting voices, of the importance of globalisation, which has allowed for a response to the crisis by these States which, individually, […]
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with regard to claiming compensation for damages in respect of infringement of a trademark when the trademark has been revoked on grounds of […]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 […]
This February marked the first anniversary of the publication of the Spanish Trade Secrets Act, Act No. 1/2019 of 20 February 2019. In its preamble it is stated that organisations use confidentiality as a tool for managing business competitiveness, transfer of public/private knowledge and research innovation, with the aim of protecting information encompassing not only […]
A new calendar year normally brings with it reports in the press on the authors and creators whose rights will pass into the public domain in the year in question. This year, for example, it will be the turn of Antonio Machado. But what does it mean, exactly, when a work passes into the public […]
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