Wednesday, 20 April 2016

The new Trade Secrets Directive: a swift microanalysis bypassing the cosmetic surgery

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After a lengthy passage, the EU Trade Secrets Directive finally received the approval of the European Parliament on 15 April 2016. T...
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Tuesday, 19 April 2016

U.S. improves Federal Trade Secrets Act, while in Europe …

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On 4 April 2016 the U.S. Senate gave its unanimous (yes, unanimous) approval to the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), amending the Economi...
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Monday, 18 April 2016

Thursday, 14 April marked the 125th anniversary of the Madrid International Trademark System

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Since it was first adopted in Madrid in 1891 with the aim of facilitating the internationalization of trademarks in a world that had a...
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Tuesday, 29 March 2016

The CJEU gives wings to compensation for moral damages

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Compensation for moral damages in intellectual property infringement cases has, in the past, had to break through significant barriers an...
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Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Goodbye OHIM, hello EUIPO

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On Wednesday 23 March 2016 a large part of the changes provided for in the Amending Regulation took effect. Thus, what was formerly the Com...
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Wednesday, 9 March 2016

The Spanish Supreme Court applies CJEU doctrine in respect of use of third parties’ trademarks as search engine keywords

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Judgment 105/2016 , rendered by the Civil Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court on 29 February, establishes the criteria pursuant to whic...
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Friday, 4 March 2016

Unauthorized use of a trademark in advertisements published on the Internet without the consent of the advertiser

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The Court of Justice of the European Union has just delivered a judgment (case C-179/15 ) in response to a request for a preliminary ruli...
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