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 […]
Elzaburu, a firm specialising in managing intangible assets, has renewed its corporate image. The new image has been designed by the Manuel Estrada design studio and symbolises the firm’s vocation for adapting to the new demands of a marketplace that is subject to constant technological and social change. Elzaburu’s new branding includes a modern typeface […]
(More on the revisions to the Royal Decree setting out the Implementing Regulations to the Film Industry Act) Rounding out a month in which the movie industry has been much in the news with Spain’s Goya Awards still fresh in our minds, the Government has today set in motion a public consultation regarding amendments to […]
CALM should be the watchword guiding the actions of holders of IP rights from midnight tonight, that is, when Brexit, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, takes place at 00.00 am CET. Despite the storms clouds that were gathering at times in 2019, pointing to a risk of the UK crashing […]
Malaysia is the latest country in Southeast Asia to deposit its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol. On 27 September 2019, this historic milestone took place, placing Malaysia among the 122 members of the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks. Of the major countries in Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Myanmar […]
In the United States the Golden Globes award ceremony was held recently, and on 9 February the Oscars ceremony, organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will take place in Los Angeles. Also coming up in February are the award ceremonies for British cinema, the BAFTA awards, and French cinema, the César awards. Spain is no […]
This new year 2020, China is launching a centre called the Chinese Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Response Guidance Centre, which aims to bring together professionals from different countries who are experts in intellectual property to provide guidance on matters relating to this field. The centre has been established by the Chinese Patent and Trademark Office […]
After almost a year of work and preparations to define the scope and the implementation of the new Law, contrary to expectations, the Myanmar authorities have decided to open a prior transitional period in which those parties that have recorded a Declaration of Ownership (DTO) at the Office of Registration of Deeds (ORD) may file […]
On 28 November 2019, the everis Foundation held its Global everis Awards 2019 ceremony, recognising innovation and technological entrepreneurship, with the participation of the national award winners in 10 European and Latin American countries. Elzaburu, Spain’s oldest and most prestigious law firm specializing in the protection of intangible assets, participated in the awards organized by the everis Foundation […]
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