The European Commission (EC) recently published the first Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, which identifies marketplaces, registrars and hosting providers located outside the EU that facilitate counterfeiting and piracy. The list has been made after a public consultation. The majority of respondents were businesses and brand owners,...
On 14 January 2019 the reform of the Spanish Trademark Act 17/2001 will come into force, since it was amended in view of harmonising it to the Directive (EU) 2015/2436. Although one of its most significant changes will not become effective until 14 January 2023, which...
The Council has adopted a new Directive (EU) 2016/943 setting out rules for trade secrets protection. The Directive lays down measures for the protection of undisclosed know-how and confidential business information (trade secrets) of EU companies, adopting common measures against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. Member States have...
We are receiving a high number of inquiries from clients regarding proposals or notices about the registration of domain names (DNs) under extensions corresponding to some Asian countries (.cn, .hk, .asia, .tw, etc.). These proposals are made by alleged registrars of the area, particularly China...
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