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…


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…