16 Mar, 2018
Croc has lost the community design protecting its famous rubber clogs. This time it was the General Court of the European Union (“GCEU”) that confirmed the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) decision to...
8 Feb, 2018
Red is not exclusive to Louboutin. The conclusions by the Advocate General Maciej Szpunar delivered on February 6, 2018 confirm his previous opinion issued on June 22, 2017, seriously jeopardizing the validity of Benelux...
11 Mar, 2016
New technologies are an up and coming feature in every sector of our economies, bringing with them a radical transformation of services. One area of activity considerably affected by this upheaval is banking, where...
5 Feb, 2016
Although Spain does not participate in the enhanced cooperation for the creation of European patents with unitary effect, Spanish companies can own unitary patents and may need to litigate at the UPC. Furthermore, the UPC...
3 Feb, 2016
The entry into force of the patent system with unitary effect will involve the biggest change in the European patent system in the last 40 years. At present, patents granted by the European Patent...
14 Jul, 2015
Not yet, but nearly. The impact of Spain’s accession to the European Union has been different according to the type of intellectual property involved, but they have all been significantly affected and our intellectual...
19 Jan, 2015
Research into embryonic stem cells, in view of their ability to differentiate into different types of specialized cells (they are “pluripotent” cells that can change into different types of cells), has grown exponentially over the last two...
24 Sep, 2013
Two eminent professors from Harvard University, Felix Oberholzer-Gee (Harvard Business School) and William W. Fisher III (Harvard Law School) will this week give businesses an insight into how to structure their in-house analysis and...
9 Jul, 2013
The R&D&I tax credit can be taken by companies that physically engage in R&D&I activity. Although the law seems to refer to those who sponsor this activity, the rulings issued by the tax authorities...
