Sound marks Sound marks are those made up exclusively of a sound or combination of sounds. Some examples are the famous McDonald's jingle "I'm loving it" or the Mercadona supermarket melody. As with any other type of trademark, the prerequisite for the registration of a sound mark...
Introduction In its recent judgment of 11/10/2023, related to another conflict between the marks HALLOUMI (national certification trademark) and GRILLOUMI (EU trademark), the General Court of the EU provided a new definition of likelihood of confusion for the cases where the earlier mark is a certification...
AI and Intellectual Property Every day, news about Artificial Intelligence (AI) fills the media, often highlighting negative aspects, such as the creation of fake photographs of celebrities or even strikes by screenwriters in Hollywood demanding protection against AI. However, rather than succumbing to the usual pessimism,...
We are very happy to announce that in the 2023 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The Top Patent Professionals, Curell Suñol SLP has been ranked Recommended in Prosecution. According to this magazine: A client-oriented approach forms the backbone of Curell Suñol’s service. A long-standing presence on the...
CURELL SUÑOL has been ranked this year in 4 categories: Excellent in Patent Prosecution, with special mention of Santiago Jordá, Nèstor Corominas and Robert Roser. Excellent in Trademark Prosecution, with special mention to Mireia Curell, Oscar Pírez and María Ceballos. Recommended in Trademark Litigation, with special mention to...
We are delighted to announce that our managing partner Mireia Curell Aguilà has been recognised as an honorary member of ECTA. Mireia was president of ECTA between 2006 and 2008. She is the first woman to receive this distinction and will certainly not be the last. We...
We celebrate LGTBIQ+ Pride Day because there are as many ways of loving as there are people in the world and because everyone is different, unique and genuine and we all have the right to love whoever we want and to be loved however we...
Plausibility, sufficiency, and inventive step in patents In the field of intellectual property, the term “plausibility” is commonly used to refer to the “trustworthiness” or “credibility” of an invention claimed in a patent application. While its origin is still in discussion among experts, the concept of “plausibility”...
In early May, the EU Parliament and Council concluded a political agreement to protect geographical indications (GIs) for craft and industrial products, such as ceramics from La Bisbal or from Talavera, embroidery from Lagartera, inlaid pottery from Granada, damascene from Toledo, cuckoo clocks, etc. Currently, although...
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