Publications - Intellectual Property
God Save the Queen: what will happen to the Royal Warrants granted by the late Queen?
Garrigues IP Blog
Can content be added to a patent application already filed or to a patent already granted?
Post from Garrigues' Intellectual Property blog.
World Intellectual Property Indicators 2020 or how all roads lead to China (ii): trademarks, industrial designs and creative industry
Post from Garrigues' Intellectual Property blog.
Your domain name, your identity: the risks of not protecting it for your brand image
Post from Garrigues' Intellectual Property blog.
COVID-19: Spanish and European Union Intellectual Property Offices announce extension of deadlines
Royal Decree No. 463/2020 declaring a state of alert in Spain to manage the COVID-19 public health crisis was published on March 14, 2020. Among other measures designed to respond to the outbreak and alleviate its consequences, all court and…
3D printing: Doing its part to save the environment
3D printing can have a positive impact on the environment: it reduces manufacturing waste, lowers the carbon footprint and supports the circular economy. The European Commission has been called on to look at creating a legal framework that would…
The CJEU due to rule for the first time on the main rights held by owners of plant varieties
The court must rule on a number of questions referred to the CJEU by the Spanish Supreme Court, in a case in which Garrigues represents Club de Variedades Vegetales Protegidas.
The new Trademark Law Regulations require greater clarity when registering distinctive signs
As a result of the transposition of Trademark Directive 2015/2436, both the Trademark Law as well as its implementing regulations have had to be amended accordingly. The reform of the implementing regulations, approved through Royal Decree 306/2019…
The influencer Chiara Ferragni manages to register her european trademark after a long drawn-out battle
Following the recent decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the influencer Chiara Ferragni is now free to continue to extend her already substantial fashion empire.
“Blockchain can help to improve problems in the musical industry, the distribution of royalties”
Interview with Antonio Delgado (member of the advisory board), and Eric Jordi (responsible for Business & Legal Affairs), at Unison.
McDonald’s European Union trademark Big Mac cancelled due to non-use
On January 11 2019 the EUIPO’s Cancellation Division revoked European Union trademark 62.638 BIG MAC, filed in 1996 by the famous fast-food chain McDonald’s. Although the mark had been registered since 1998, in April 2017, the…
Can you obtain exclusive rights in your technology?
One of the most common mistakes made when investing in a technology startup is to ignore potential intellectual property contingencies. This mistake can prove to be particularly serious when the value of the startup lies precisely in its intangible…