Publications - Intellectual Property
The Government reforms the Intellectual Property Law via a Royal Decree-Law in order to come into line with European legislation
The Government approves Royal Decree-Law 2/2018 amending the Intellectual Property Law in order to include the directives on collective management of copyright and permitted uses of works by the blind
The Order approving the methodology for collecting societies’ general rates is null and void
The Order for determining the general rates charged by collecting societies is rendered null and void by the Supreme Court
A new breakthrough in the protection of trade secrets
The General Council of the Spanish Judiciary (CGPJ) publishes its Report on the Preliminary Trade Secrets Bill: the new legislation continues to make progress with the publication of this report, which introduces certain recommendations,…
Countdown to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
On May 25 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became mandatory, having been published in the Official Journal of the European Union three weeks earlier. The regulation established a term of two years within which members states and…
Will the General Data Protection Regulation make business cards a thing of the past?
It is believed that business cards, such a 20th century phenomenon, were first used in China back in the 15th century and that they had reached Europe by the 17th century. Despite their antiquity, they nevertheless continue to play an important role…
The new preliminary bill means greater protection for business secrets
Business secrets are one of the most important intangible assets of companies, particularly in the context of the digital economy. Until now, however, the legal protection afforded them was fairly limited and was normally relegated to the…
The Advocate General of the CJEU rules that Louboutin’s red sole is not a color mark
'Novel foods': working towards increased protection for innovation in foods
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Back to the past for the private copying levy
On July 3, 2017 the Council of Ministers passed Royal Decree no. 12/2017, amending the limitation on private copying and regulating fair compensation for such limitation – the “private copying levy”. Compensation paid out of the…
Salvador Dali's legacy: deprived of image rights?
Salvador Dalí died in 1989, leaving behind an impressive production of artwork and an indelible mark on contemporary art history. His flamboyant personality made him extremely popular worldwide, and he became one of the 20th century’s most…
To link or not to link, that is the question
The CJEU rules that providing links to content for financial gain without the author’s consent constitutes copyright infringement
Intellectual Property Commentary 2-2014
Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, of the European Parliament and the Council 12 June 2013, concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights