Artificial intelligence The concept of "artificial intelligence" (AI) was coined in 1956 at the Darthmouth conference to refer to "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, particularly intelligent computer programs", using the definition proposed by John McCarthy, one of its founders, in 2007. Along the...
On 14 January last, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) assumed direct competence for resolving applications for invalidity and revocation. With this change, the Trademark Law establishes that: The competence to declare the invalidity and revocation of the distinctive signs regulated in this Law shall correspond directly...
On 28 July last, Organic Law 7/2022, of 27 July, was published in the Official State Gazette, amending Organic Law 6/1985, of 1 July, on the Judiciary, in relation to the Commercial Courts. This Law has a major impact on our intellectual property practice as, among...
Recently, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has issued a domain name decision concerning the domain “sanofi.sucks” registered by Privacy Hero Inc. among other companies. The domain was used for a blog in which third parties left comments and criticisms about the practices of the French...
The EU, which is the world leader in GI protection (more than 3,400), will strengthen its current protection and consider what to do with those of non-agricultural products. When and how? GIs, i.e. protected designations of origin and geographical indications, are names that, like trademarks, distinguish a...
On February 21, 2019 the Law on Business Secrets 1/2019, of February 20 was published in the Official Spanish Gazette. It transposes into Spanish Law the Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of June 8, 20016 on the protection of...
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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