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After the Spanish Government enacted the State of Alarm due to the current pandemic, the fulfillment of administrative timeframes before the Spanish Trademark and Patent Office (OEPM) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has been suspended and interrupted. Below, we clarify how this situation will be implemented in both offices as well as in the Spanish legal system after the approval of another 15 days’ extension, until April 26. We may however anticipate that a new…

The parties involved in the case are Coty Germany GmbH (hereinafter referred as "COTY") and AMAZON. COTY distributes perfumes and holds an EUTM license "DAVIDOFF" for perfume-related products.  AMAZON offers to sellers the possibility to publish offers for sale on its website (amazon.de) and also offers these third parties the possibility to store their products by companies owned by the AMAZON group.

On 21 April 2015, the appellant, Constantin Film Produktion, filed an EUTM application before the EUIPO 'Fack Ju Göhte' for Classes 3, 9, 14, 16, 18, 21, 25, 28, 30, 32, 33, 38 and 41, which corresponds in addition to the title of a highly famous and recognized German comedy film produced by the appellant. In September 2015, the examiner issued a provisional refusal on the ground that it was contrary to accepted principles of morality.

After the Spanish Government enacted the State of Alarm due to the current pandemic, the fulfillment of administrative timeframes before the Spanish Trademark and Patent Office (OEPM) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has been suspended and interrupted. Below, we clarify how this situation will be implemented in both offices as well as in the Spanish legal system.

On 19 December the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU ruled on the question referred for a preliminary ruling in the context of a dispute in the Netherlands concerning the provision of online services consisting of a virtual marketplace for "second-hand" e-books, with regard to the interpretation of Articles 2, 4(1) and (2) and 5 of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related…

Hernández-Martí attended yesterday the Launch of the European Social Innovation Competition 2020 - Reimagine Fashion, which took place in the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia. It was discussed among others the parameters to reedecuate consumer as well as the fashion industry to direct it towards a more eco-friendly and sustainable sector. During the speeches, several speakers presented their business models and the entrepreneurial ways of succeeding in such an emerging field. Also professors and…

The appellant, Mr. Luís Pablo filed an appeal based on procedural infringement and an appeal limited to the points of law (Recurso de casación) against the judgment ruled by the Audiencia Provincial de Zaragoza (Section No. 5) dated July 12, 2017 favorable to Canela Joyería Artesana S.L., where it was denied the existence of design infringement. We refer below to the designs at stake:

On April 1996, a three-dimensional EUTM was filed in Class 28 (three-dimensional puzzles) as reproduced below.

Judgement (Civil Order) of November 7, 2019.We feel honored for a recent judgement which recognizes a right to privacy claimed by our client which was initially disregarded by the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (Spanish Data Protection agency) and the First Instance Courts. The perseverance and trust in our legal team were essential to make the right to privacy enforceable before the Tribunal Supremo (Highest Instance Court).

The legal regime of trade names, in one hand in the Spanish Trademark Act and in the other hand in the European trade mark Regulation, is a direct consequence of the commitment that countries which have ratified the Paris Convention, and in particular the regime concerning the protection of trade names “without the obligation of filing or registration, whether or not it forms part of a trademark” (article 8 of the Paris Convention), have subscribed. The latest amendments suffered in the Spanish…

The entites Cofemel and G-Star both are in the design business, the manufacturing and trade of clothes. Both are designing jeans, jumpers and shirts. In august 2013, G-Star filed a lawsuit based on intellectual property right´s infringement and unfair competition acts before the Portuguese Courts. G-Star argued that the items they produce (jeans, shirts, jumpers) should be considered as intellectual creations sufficiently original and thus they are granted protection under the intellectual…

AMS Neve is an entity based in the United Kingdom which core business is audio equipment and Heritage Audio, is an entity settled in Spain dealing with the same kind of goods. In 2015 AMS Neve filed a lawsuit against Heritage Audio before the competent Court in United Kingdom concerning an infringement claim arising from the alleged wrongful use of rights conferred by an EU trade mark and two national trademarks. AMS Neve is exclusive licensee over the concerned marks.