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PUMA SE is the holder of registered Community Design No. 3 320 555-0002 with a filing date of 26 July 2016. Priority was claimed for US design patent application No. 29/572,153 filed on 25 July 2016; the indication of goods is for "shoes".

The 33rd EUIPO User Group meeting took place on 17 October 2022 in Alicante. Cristina Hernandez-Marti Perez participated on behalf of ASIPI (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property). The purpose of the meeting is to exchange views on common subjects of interest.

On 11 March (Case T-432/21) and 13 March 2020 (Case T-367/21) the applicant, Sushi&Food Factor sp. z o.o. sp.k, applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for registration of the following figurative signs for the goods and services in Classes 29, 30 and 43.

On 24 March 2021, CHRISTINA DIOR COUTURE filed for registration of the three-dimensional trade mark at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

The plaintiff, Beheermaatschappij Schuitemaker, B.V., is bringing an action for invalidity, based on art. 51.1.b) Trademark Law 17/2001, of Spanish trademark no. 2884969 "SR SCHUITEMAKER", mixed, for goods in class 7 (agricultural machinery), applied for on 16 July 2009 by the defendant.

The annual conference organised by MARQUES in Madrid will take place from 20 to 23 September 2022.

The annual AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats) Congress took place from 22-27 August 2022 in Singapore. The conference focused on "THE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION: COMING TOGETHER AND EMBRACE CHANGE".

Organic Law 7/2022, amending Organic Law 6/1985, of 1 July 1985, on the Judiciary (LOPJ), on the subject of Commercial Courts, contains important new developments in the organisation of the jurisdiction, in particular attributing jurisdiction in certain matters between civil and commercial courts, Provincial Courts and specialised sections of the same. Our attention is focused on industrial property matters.

The Commission has made a proposal for a Regulation creating a framework for the protection of intellectual property for craft and industrial products based on the originality and authenticity of the traditional practices of their regions.

The facts in question are, in summary, the communication of confidential business information, in breach of the confidentiality agreement. The agreement did not state which documents contained the confidential information.

Établissement Amra, is a commercial company which is the proprietor of EU three-dimensional trade mark No 10627917, registered for the goods in Class 28

Confidentiality agreements, Non Disclosure Agreements, commonly known as NDAs, are of great importance in business-to-business relations, as can be seen in the following examples. Service providers (IT, maintenance of facilities and machinery, among others) often have access to confidential information of the company receiving such services (production processes, organisation and facilities, etc.).