2026 is a very special year for CURELL SUÑOL. Eighty years ago, in 1946, our founder, Marcel·lí Curell Suñol, PhD in Industrial Engineering and professor, established the firm with a clear vision: to advise on and defend Intellectual Property rights with technical rigour and a...
The Supreme Court has put an end to a long-standing dispute —initiated in 2017— by ruling that the unauthorised and descriptive use of “DONUT” for commercial purposes infringes Grupo Bimbo’s trademark rights over its renowned “DONUT”/“DONUTS” marks. According to the judgment, the unauthorised use of the...
Applications for registered designs in Qatar can be submitted from October 2025. The Qatari Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department, has announced the launch of the formal procedure for the filing of industrial design applications. This development marks a key...
Our partner Emil Edissonov spoke at the conference ‘After registration: keys to protecting your brand and maintaining competitiveness’ organised by ACCIÓ (7 October 2025). During the session, Emil participated in two key blocks: Common mistakes in protecting intangible assets (trademarks and designs), together with Rosa Martínez...
We are pleased to announce that our partner María Ceballos attended the 39th Annual MARQUES Conference, held from 16 to 19 September 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands, under the theme ‘Brand Changes in an International Context’. María participated as a speaker, along with other colleagues, in...
We are pleased to inform you that Ricard Valdés-Bango Curell, Ph.D. in Biotechnology of our patent department, has obtained the title of European Patent Attorney, after successfully passing the European Qualifying Examination, EQE. This exam is a test that assesses the knowledge and skills of...
The European programme managed by the EUIPO has exceeded expectations in just three months. Grants for patents and Community Plant Variety Rights are no longer available, but you can still access vouchers for trade marks, designs and IP diagnostic services. In only 3 months since the...
A distinctive item has a special quality or feature which makes it easily recognizable and different from other things of the same type. To be distinctive means that thing is appealing or interesting because of its special or unique qualities. When assessing whether a trademark is...
The history of innovation and knowledge has always been marked by inequality. Since 1901, Nobel prizes have been awarded to 581 men and only 18 women in science which is a gap that does not reflect the talent and contributions of so many women researchers...
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