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German García Catalán, in memoriam

Only a sudden heart attack could stop our colleague German's great heart in its tracks a few days ago. A...

23 April, 2024

Call 2023 – SPTO Grants for the promotion of patent and utility model applications

On the 18th April 2023, an extract of the Resolution of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) was published in...

19 April, 2024

Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions in the United States

Context Criteria for determining the possibility of patenting inventions, in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist in the...

12 April, 2024

How to adapt current legislation to the changing virtual world?

Rapid changes in technology Currently, we are experiencing major changes that come from the evolution of technology, such as the introduction...

12 April, 2024

Invalidity and revocation actions before the SPTO

One year later It has been a year (and a little more) since trademark invalidity and revocation proceedings became the competence...

26 March, 2024

8M – Women inventors driving progress

These 8 Spanish women not only broke down barriers, but also brought about significant changes with their innovative inventions: · Sor...

07 March, 2024

Non-agricultural geographic indications: update

The new Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products was published last October...

25 January, 2024

Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024 and On-call and fast-action court protocol

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world’s largest and most influential congress for the mobile and connectivity industry. It brings...

25 January, 2024

A turning point in the Inditex vs. Buongiorno case?

Limitation on the referential use of a third party's trademark The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has just...

25 January, 2024