Feb 28, 2023 The International Olympic Committee successfully cancels third party registration for “PARIS 2024” By Marta Arteaga José Miguel Lissén In 2013, at a time when Paris was positioning itself as the favourite venue for the 2024 Olympic Games, four individuals applied to...
Jan 31, 2023 The EUTM Court of Appeal of Spain grants Bacardi an injunction to protect the reputed Grey Goose brand against Alvisa under Article 9(2)(c) EUTMR By José Miguel Lissén On 22nd December 2022, the EUTM Court of Appeal in Spain set aside the lower court’s judgment in the Grey Goose/MontBlanc case, between...
Jan 30, 2023 The Protocol on Remote Hearings of the EUTM Court No. 1 of Spain:A new step forward towards a more userfriendly European trade mark enforcement system By José Miguel Lissén Remote hearings have become increasingly popular in Spain following recent reforms to Spanish procedural law. The aim of introducing...
Jan 05, 2023 Copyright of streamers on Twitch and its relationship with traditional media By Sorin Vilceanu This article covers the copyright of streamers on Twitch, and aims to resolve the question of whether, and under what circumstances, it...
Dec 22, 2022 Trade mark invalidity and revocation proceedings before SPTO By Mariano Santos María Maíllo Trade mark invalidity and revocation proceedings to be heard by the Spanish Patent and Trade mark Office from 14 January 2023. One of the...
Sep 07, 2022 Cancellation actions in Spain: The dawn of a new era By Maria Fernandez Cancellation actions such as trade mark revocation and invalidity proceedings are now to be prosecuted before the Spanish Patent and...
Nov 30, 2021 Proposed changes to trade mark legislation in Spain By Mariano Santos Preliminary Draft Bill amending the Trade Mark Act 17/2001 of December 7, 2001 The new draft bill aims to amend the three main...