Impact of Brexit on Industrial Property Rights
LAST UPDATE: 22 DECEMBER 2020 IMPORTANT UPDATE: According to the ratified withdrawal agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom, Union law will continue to apply to the United Kingdom…
LAST UPDATE: 22 DECEMBER 2020 IMPORTANT UPDATE: According to the ratified withdrawal agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom, Union law will continue to apply to the United Kingdom…
On March 13th, 2019, Law 1/2019, of February 20th, of Trade Secrets (LSS.EE.) entered into force, which set up a new legislative framework that boosts the legal protection of innovation…
A more robust legal framework for protecting innovation Today, the Spanish Act 1/2019, of 20th February, on Trade Secrets, has been published, and will enter into force on 13 March 2019,…
Background: The Mobile World Congress (“MWC”) is held annually in Barcelona, Spain. As the most important congress in the field of communication and mobile telephony in the World, as of…
In June 2018, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO’) published the “Synthesis Report on IPR Infringement 2018” whose subject is the assessment of the impact and scope of the economic consequences of the infringement…
The United Kingdom announced on 26 April 2018, World Intellectual Property Day, that it has deposited the instruments of ratification of the Agreement relating to the Unified Patent Court (UPCA).…
On 1 April 2017, the new Spanish Patent Law 24/2015, approved in July 2015, will enter into force replacing the currently applicable Law 11/1986. This new law intends to update…