As many will recall, a year ago, the Commercial Court No. 5 of Barcelona upheld the legal action of Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH (“Vorwerk”), manufacturer of the Thermomix® multi-purpose kitchen appliance, against the supermarket chain Lidl Supermercados, S.A. (“Lidl”), declaring that Lidl’s “SilverCrest Monsieur...
We are most pleased to inform you that, once again, in the 2022 World Survey #IPStars of the magazine Managing Intellectual Property, CURELL SUÑOL has been ranked Tier One in Trademark Prosecution. Thanks to our great team and also to our clients and colleagues for trusting...
We are pleased to share with you that WTR 1000 has once again ranked CURELL SUÑOL as a Silver Band IP Law firm: “For over 70 years, Curell Suñol has been developing and executing ironclad trademark strategies; and its diversely trained lawyers and technical specialists...
MWC Barcelona, the largest mobile event globally that brings together the latest innovations and leading-edge technology alongside today’s most influential visionaries, will be held again in Barcelona from February 28 through March 3, 2022. This year, it is back with renewed focus and energy (https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/). This...
The United Arab Emirates and Jamaica have recently joined the Madrid Protocol System. Now, the International Trademark can cover 126 countries with a single application. The Madrid System is administered by the World International Property Organization (WIPO) and manages the registration of trademarks in a large...
On January 14, 2022, the draft reform to the Organic Law 6/1985, of 1st July, on the Judiciary, for Commercial Courts (LOPJ) was published. The proposed amendment has a particular impact on our field, as it affects Articles 74.1 and 82.2. 3 LOPJ. In fact, the...
The European Unitary Patent, which will allow to have a common protection for all Member States, has taken a step forward towards its implementation. After the ratification of Austria, on January 19, 2022, the Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application...
This 14 January marked two years since the entry into force of Decree-Law 23/2018 amending the Spanish Trademark Law 17/2001 (LM). Among other amendments, the possibility was included for the applicant, as way of defense, to require the opponent to submit evidence of use of the...
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