Are the heirs of Antonio Gaudi entitled to claim as prior rights the name, surname and image of the latter? The Trademark Act 17/2001 applied by the EUIPO Board of Appeal
Background of the case On 24 March 2016, Gaudí BCN Projects S.L. fileD the…
Principle of specialty and scope of protection of trademarks with reputation. The Puma Case
Background of the case On 1 June 2017 CAMäleon Produktionsautomatisierung GmbH…
The use of a generic term in a domain name. Trademark infringement or acts of unfair competition. TAXI PALAMOS
Background of the case On 7 November 2019, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit based…
Trade marks and freedom of expression in US and EU law
Cristina Hernandez-Marti Perez has recently published an article in European…
The descriptive character of the Trademark EL CLASICO
Background of the case. On February 17, 2017, the National Professional…
Decision following sanction procedure by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD)
Background On May 9, 2019, a complaint was filed before the AEPD (Spanish…
The threshold of subcategories in proving genuine use. The SYRENA case.
Background of the case On 6 July 2010, Mr Arkadiusz Kaminski filed an EUTM…
Misleading brands and the Cava Appellation of Origin. Newcase-law doctrine.
Background of the case On 22 December 2016, DEEPSEACAVA was filed as a Spanish…
The monopoly of the X-sign. There is no trademark infringement when well-known trademarks add it.
Background of the case Munich S.L. is the owner of several national trade…
The prohibition of the shape or appearance of the product under the scope of a Protected Designation of Origin. The average consumer and the relevance of the element. Morbier Case.
Background of the case The Société Fromagère du Livradois SAS, manufactured…