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On 24 March 2016, Gaudí BCN Projects S.L. fileD the following EUTM:In order to distinguish services in class 35 and class 42.Filing, the Junta Constructora del Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia, an application for invalidity, on 26 November 2018 based on the following earlier rights: Spanish Trade Mark ANTONI GAUDI; Spanish Trademark  European Union trade mark MUSEU GAUDI, Right to the name ANTONI GAUDI and Right to the image ANTONI GAUDI.

On 1 June 2017 CAMäleon Produktionsautomatisierung GmbH filed an application for the registration of an EU trade mark for the word sign PUMA-System in Classes 7, 9, 16 and 42.

On 7 November 2019, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit based on a trademark infringement action as well as unfair competition acts. Hereinafter, and as a response to the lawsuit, the defendant opposed in its entirety to all the claims and in addition, filed a counterclaim requesting the nullity of the trademark based on bat faith.

World Trademark Review has appointed Cristina Hernández Martí as recommended individual for trademark enforcement and litigation in Spain.

Cristina Hernandez-Marti Perez has recently published an article in European Intellectual Property Review in relation to trademarks and freedom of expression. This article compares the regulatory framework under US and European trade mark law in relation to the absolute prohibition grounds of registration that are contrary to the public order or morality.

On February 17, 2017, the National Professional Football League filed an application for the following International Trademark with the EUIPO for Class 41.

On May 9, 2019, a complaint was filed before the AEPD (Spanish Agency of Data Protection), claiming that the respondent sent emails (with and advertising content) without blind copy, disclosing the email accounts of all of them.

On 6 July 2010, Mr Arkadiusz Kaminski filed an EUTM application, seeking for the registration the word sign SYRENA for the goods in Class 9, 12 and 28. On 2016, Polfarmex filed an application for revocation against all the goods covered by the referred trademark.

On 22 December 2016, DEEPSEACAVA was filed as a Spanish trademark application for sparkling wines under the denomination of origin cava. The Cava Regulatory Board filed an opposition against this application which was rejected by the OEPM. This decision was Appealed before the High Court of Justice in Madid, and entirely upheld by this Court. The Court agreed to reject the subject application on the grounds that it had not been authorized by said entity and therefore it may deceive the average…

Munich S.L. is the owner of several national trade marks, which contain an X or a blade as a main element. This entity filed a lawsuit against J. Ballvé Sports SL based on trademark and design infringement including as well unfair competition actions.

The Société Fromagère du Livradois SAS, manufactured "Morbier" cheese without mentioning the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) until 11 July 2017. It was then replaced by the name "Montboissié du Haut Livradois".

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