FERTIUBER vs. UBER – Risk of Confusion
The judgment of the Provincial Court of Madrid dated January 25, 2024, addresses an intellectual property dispute between Fertilizantes 1968 S.L. and Uber Technologies Inc.
Thursday April 18th, 2024
Author’s Rights Management Services in the European Union: Case C-10/22 between Liberi editori e autori and Jamendo SA
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on March 21, 2024, in case C-10/22, addresses a legal issue related to the management of author's rights and related rights in the context of Directive 2014/26/EU and other relevant EU provisions.
Thursday April 11th, 2024
Authorization for Satellite Broadcasting of Protected Works is Only Required in the Member State of Origin of the Signal.
Authorization for Satellite Broadcasting of Protected Works is Only Required in the Member State of Origin of the Signal.
Wednesday April 10th, 2024
The CJEU clarifies the burden of proof in cases of exhaustion of trademark law within the EU.
In case C-367/21 before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Regional Court of Warsaw, Poland, makes a reference for a preliminary ruling in a dispute between Hewlett Packard Development Company LP (HP) and Senetic S.A., a computer equipment distribution company.
Wednesday April 10th, 2024
The Right of priority for Community Designs is limited to six months and does not include patent applications
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a pivotal decision in the case involving The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann GbR (KaiKai) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), clarifying the interpretation of the right of priority for the registration of Community designs.
Sunday March 10th, 2024
Hernandez Marti Abogados Recognized in WTR 1000
We are proud to announce that Hernandez Marti Abogados has been distinguished in the WTR 1000. This guide is dedicating itself exclusively to trademark practice and identifying the foremost trademark professionals around the globe. The WTR 1000 has become the definitive resource for those seeking exceptional legal trademark expertise.
Wednesday March 6th, 2024
AIPPI Spring Meeting in Madrid
Hernandez Marti Abogados will be participating in the upcoming AIPPI Spring Meeting scheduled to take place in the vibrant city of Madrid on February 22nd and 23rd, 2024.
Tuesday February 13th, 2024
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. COPYRIGHT LIMITS. THE INNOCUOUS OR FAIR USE OF A PROTECTED WORK. METAVERSE. MANGO CASE
Visual Entidad de Gestión de Artistas Plásticos (VEGAP) files a lawsuit against the company PUNTA FA S.A. for infringement of intellectual property rights.
Monday February 12th, 2024
Grounds for invalidity: sign consisting exclusively of the shape which results from the nature of the goods themselves and of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result – LEGO case.
The company BB Services GmbH initiated the nullity proceedings for the three-dimensional trademark. The grounds invoked in the proceedings were Article 7(1)(e)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 on the European Union trade mark and Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of the same regulation.
Friday February 9th, 2024
ILLEGITIMATE USE OF THIRD-PARTY TRADE MARK. MANUFACTURER OF AUTOMOBILE SPARE PARTS WHO INSERTS THE TRADE MARK OF THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER ON THE SPARE PARTS. AUDI CASE
AUDI AG brought an action for trade mark infringement against GQ before the Polish courts, alleging that the defendant inserted the sign consisting of the "four rings", registered as a trade mark of the European Union, owned by AUDI, on its products (radiator grilles) intended for cars manufactured by AUDI, which also enjoyed the status of a well-known trade mark.
Tuesday February 6th, 2024
Economic impact of counterfeiting in the clothing, cosmetics, and toy sectors in the EU
The report on the economic repercussions of counterfeiting within the clothing, cosmetics, and toy industries in the European Union was released in January 2024.
Tuesday January 30th, 2024
ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS – Subject-matter of the contract. Binding of the cessation order to the infringement found in the judgment. Scope of the rights of reproduction and transformation – Kukuxumusu case
The author of various drawings of characters known as the "Kukuxumusu Universe" had assigned the economic rights over the drawings to the company Kukuxumusu by means of various contracts, whose company brought an action for infringement, as well as other actions, against the author and other persons.
Friday January 26th, 2024