Thursday, 14 January 2016

The new Patent Act (III) – The importance of professional advice

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The new Patent Act , Act No. 24/2015, set to take effect on 1 April 2017, provides for far-reaching changes in the procedure for obtai...
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Monday, 14 December 2015

The importance of intangible assets to start-ups: Keys to proper protection

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The third industrial revolution is upon us. The first was marked by controlling natural resources and building infrastructure and the sec...
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Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Reduction of the statute of limitations for Spanish actions

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Up till now Spanish plaintiffs benefitted from a more than generous fifteen year general statute of limitations for most actions in perso...
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Friday, 9 October 2015

180ยบ turn in Spain's system of granting patents (II)

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The different stages in the prosecution of Spanish patent applications have up to now started with an initial examination as to certain ...
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Wednesday, 7 October 2015

No Safe Harbour: Sailing in the tempest (Case Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner)

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The long-awaited decision in Case C-362/14 Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner was finally issued on 6 October 2015. Con...
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Friday, 2 October 2015

Impact of counterfeiting in Spain's sporting goods sector third-highest in the EU

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Spain ranks third among EU countries in which counterfeiting has the greatest impact on the sporting goods sector , at 15.7 % of sales, ...
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Thursday, 17 September 2015

Product shape and acquired distinctiveness: possible registration of the KIT KAT trademark

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On 16 September 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its long-awaited judgment ( case C-215/14 ) on the referr...
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