The new Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products was published last October and will apply from 1 December 2025. Although certain provisions, such as those relating to the derogation from the national phase, the setting up of...
Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world’s largest and most influential congress for the mobile and connectivity industry. It brings together the latest innovations and leading-edge technology alongside the world’s most influential leaders and thinkers (https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/). This year’s edition will be held again at the...
Limitation on the referential use of a third party's trademark The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has just answered the question referred for a preliminary ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court in the context of infringement proceedings concerning the trademark ZARA, which have...
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,...
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...
The US Supreme Court ruled on 18 May that the Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) infringed the copyright of the celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith by licensing a silkscreen print created by Andy Warhol with Prince’s face based on a photo of which she was the author. A...
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