Newsletter número 61 – Julio 2019
Esta newsletter contiene artículos sobre las siguientes materias:
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Caducidad de marca
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Protección penal
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Patentes farmacéuticas
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Competencia territorial
General Court: common figurative elements will make an impression on consumers, despite their weak distinctive character
DPG opposed registration of mark representing bottle and arrow in Classes 35, 40 and 42 based on earlier mark representing can, bottle and arrow in same classes. Board of Appeal found that likelihood of confusion could not be excluded. General Court agreed, finding that common figurative elements were likely to be remembered by consumers, even though they…
Supreme Court ends pharmaceutical companies’ battle over TRIPS Agreement
On 3 April 2019 the Supreme Court rejected the extraordinary appeals filed by Pfizer against a Barcelona Court of Appeal judgment, confirming the dismissal of a patent infringement action against sildenafil generics competitors in Spain. Read More
EU Trademark Court rules on use of well-known trademarks to sell smell-alike perfumes
EU Trademark Court rules on use of well-known trademarks to sell smell-alike perfumes Read More
Criminal sentence for importers of shoes with infringed Adidas trademarks and designs
On 1 March 2019 the Valencia Court of Appeal, acting as a trial court, sentenced two defendants to one-and-a-half years in prison for importing thousands of pairs of counterfeit shoes for commercial purposes. Read More
Battle of the bottles: EU Trademark Court of Appeal finds infringement of well-know Malibu bottle
On 3 December 2018 Section 8 of the Alicante Court of Appeal, acting as the EU Trademark Court of Appeal, declared that the Ibiza Beach drink marketed by Productos Ibicencos, SL and Aromáticas de Ibiza, SL – whose bottle was highly similar to the well-known Malibu bottle – infringed The Absolut Company AB’s (TAC’s) 3D…
Newsletter número 60 – Abril 2019
Esta newsletter contiene artículos sobre las siguientes materias:
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Marcas de la UE
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Protección penal
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Patentes mecánicas
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Perfumería de equivalencia
Barcelona Court of Appeal confirms validity and infringement of Nescafé Dolce Gusto patents
On 8 February 2019 the Barcelona Court of Appeal confirmed the January 2018 Barcelona Commercial Court Number 5 decision which had declared European Patent 1.472.156 (Spanish Patent 2.260.626) (EP’156) and European Patent 1.808.382 (Spanish Patent 2.407.963) (EP’382) – both of which related to Nescafé Dolce Gusto capsules – to be valid and infringed by Fast…
Grau & Angulo una vez más, figura como líder en el área de marcas
Grau & Angulo una vez más, figura como líder en el área de marcas en el ranking que establece anualmente WTR 1000 y cinco de sus socios, Jorge Grau, Alejandro Angulo, Sonia Santos, Jesús Arribas y Maite Ferrándiz han sido destacados entre los abogados líderes en el área de marcas en España en 2019.
Barcelona patent court finds oxycodone and naloxone patent invalid due to added matter
On 19 December 2018 Barcelona Commercial Court Number 4 dismissed a patent infringement action brought by Mundipharma against two generics of its oxycodone and naloxone medicinal product for the treatment of pain (Targin) and upheld the defendants’ counterclaim that the asserted patent was invalid. Facts Mundipharma holds European Patent EP2425825 (EP’825), entitled ‘Pharmaceutical preparation containing…
Criminal sentence handed down for possession of handbags infringing Robin Ruth Group’s design
In 2013 defendant signed settlement agreement undertaking not to infringe any design owned by Robin Ruth Group. In 2014 police found handbags infringing Robin Ruth Group’s design in defendant’s warehouse. Court found that both subjective and objective elements of crime were present. By Barbara Krystkowiak Download
Barcelona Court of Appeal confirms revocation of ex parte preliminary injunction in NuvaRing case
14 January 2019 – Ignacio Pontijas Facts Ex parte inspection and ex parte injunction Commercial court decision Barcelona Court of Appeal decision Read More
Newsletter número 59 – Enero 2019
Esta newsletter contiene artículos sobre las siguientes materias:
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Marcas
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Patentes farmacéuticas
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Derechos de autor
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Protección penal
PROTOCOLO ESPECÍFICO PARA PROTEGER LOS DPI DURANTE EL MWC 2019
Entre los días 25 y 28 de febrero de 2019 se va a celebrar en Barcelona una nueva edición del Mobile World Congress (MWC), el evento más importante del mundo en el sector de la comunicación y telefonía móvil. Leer más
Preliminary injunctions granted against Blablatel Mobile for parallel imports
On 2 October 2018 the EU Trademark Court Number 1 of Alicante granted the interim injunction application filed by Xiaomi Inc against Blablatel Mobile SL for trademark infringement due to the parallel import of technological products from outside the European Economic Area. Read More
Teleshopping ads found to infringe copyright
On 25 July 2018 Barcelona Commercial Court Number 2 declared that teleshopping ads broadcast by European Home Shopping, SL (the defendant) had infringed the copyright in three similar ads created by Telebrands Corp, International Edge, Inc and Best Option Products SL (the plaintiffs). Read More
Ministry of Culture and Sports fines website owner €375,000 for copyright infringement
On 15 June 2018 the Ministry of Culture and Sports fined a website owner under the Consolidated Text of the IP Act for allowing users to download copyrighted content from Spain. Read More
Seis abogados de Grau & Angulo han sido nombrados Best Lawyers® 2019 en Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual en España
Han merecido este reconocimiento: Alejandro Angulo, Jesús Arribas, Maite Ferrándiz, Jorge Grau, Javier Huarte y Sonia Santos.
Jesús Arribas participó como ponente en las XIII Jornadas del Tribunal de Marcas de la Unión Europea
Nuestro socio Jesús Arribas participó, como ponente, en las XIII Jornadas del Tribunal de Marcas de la Unión Europea que se celebraron en Alicante el 15 y 16 de noviembre. Su intervención se centró en las medidas cautelares urgentes y escritos preventivos en ferias y eventos. http://www.icali.es/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Jornadas-Marca-Tribunal-2018.pdf
Preliminary draft Trademark Act approved: declarations of invalidity and cancellations of registered signs
On 20 July 2018 the Council of Ministers approved a preliminary draft law which will partially amend the Trademark Act (17/2001) in order to incorporate the EU Trademark Directive (2015/2436/EC). Read More
Newsletter número 58 – Octubre 2018
Esta newsletter contiene artículos sobre las siguientes materias:
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Patentes farmacéuticas
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Protección penal
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Protección penal
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Reforma Ley de Marcas
Preliminary injunction request dismissed due to prima facie invalidity of asserted SPC 15 October 2018 | Contributed by Grau & Angulo
On 12 September 2018 Barcelona Commercial Court Number 5 dismissed a preliminary injunction request filed by Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) regarding the commercialisation of generic medicinal products comprising ezetimibe and simvastatin. Read more
Spain Chapter / Trademark Review Yearbook 2019/2020
– Patent, Trademark, Copyright & Design litigation – Advice on licence agreements •Anti-counterfeiting actions – Domain name disputes – Unfair competition Authors Sonia Santos and Jesús Arribas Download This article first appeared in World Trademark Review Yearbook 2019/2020, a supplement to World Trademark Review, published by Globe Business Media Group – IP Division. To view the…
General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between PRIMART and PRIMA
General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between PRIMART and PRIMA European Union – Grau & Angulo EUIPO Board of Appeal found likelihood of confusion between PRIMART and PRIMA in Class 30 Court con rmed that signs were visually similar to an average degree, and phonetically similar to an higher-than-average degree Group of letters ‘prima’ contributed…
Court of Appeal upholds criminal sentence for import of counterfeit t-shirts bearing registered trademarks
On 6 April 2018 the Court of Appeal of Zaragoza confirmed the judgment issued by the Trial Court Number 1 of Zaragoza, which had sentenced the two defendants for importing thousands of counterfeit t-shirts from China.
Newsletter número 57 – Julio 2018
Esta newsletter contiene artículos sobre las siguientes materias:
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Patentes mecánicas
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Protección penal
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Patentes farmacéuticas
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Marcas de color
Barcelona patent court upholds valsartan-amlodipine patent invalidity
On 14 March 2018 the Barcelona Commercial Court Number 4 dismissed a patent infringement action brought by Novartis against the first generics in Spain of its valsartan and amlodipine medicinal product for the treatment of hypertension (Exforge). The court upheld the defendants’ counterclaim for invalidity of the asserted patent.
Appeal court confirms revocation of ex parte preliminary injunctions against oxycodone/naloxone generics
On 13 April 2018 the Barcelona Court of Appeal issued two decisions confirming the Barcelona Commercial Court Numbers 1 and 4 rulings revoking the preliminary injunctions that they had granted…
Los socios Jesús Arribas y Sonia Santos de Grau & Angulo han recibido recientemente un grupo de estudiantes del programa Lex Fellowship
El programa está diseñado para ofrecer a los estudiantes de Derecho una visión práctica de la carrera en España.
General Court: no likelihood of confusion between marks consisting of same two letters in different order
In El Corte Inglés SA v EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Case T-241/16, May 4 2018), the General Court has annulled the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the EUIPO, thereby allowing the registration of the EU figurative mark EW…
Barcelona Court of Appeal upholds criminal sentence for sale of counterfeit shoes
Spain – Grau & Angulo May 23 2018 On February 23 2018 the Barcelona Court of Appeal dismissed the writ of appeal filed by an online seller of counterfeit shoes against a condemnatory judgment issued by Barcelona Trial Court Number 9 on October 27 2017, confirming the judgment in its entirety. Barcelona Trial Court Number…
Results of Barcelona commercial courts’ MWC 2018 protocol May 14 2018 | Contributed
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) took place in Barcelona from February 26 to March 1 2018 (for further details please see «Courts adopt specific protocol for protecting IP rights during MWC 2018»). Read More
Barcelona patent court revokes preliminary injunction granted ex parte in NuvaRing case
On December 12 2017 Barcelona Commercial Court Number 5 revoked a preliminary injunction which had been granted ex parte at the request of Merck Sharp & Dohme BV (MSD) against Laboratorios León Farma and Exeltis Healthcare for alleged patent infringement.
Supreme Court confirms revocation of collective trademark BARCELONA
On March 7 2018 the Supreme Court confirmed the revocation of the collective trademark BARCELONA – whose registration had been sought in all classes of the Nice Classification – due to its lack of distinctiveness.
Newsletter número 56 – Abril 2018
Esta newsletter contiene artículos sobre las siguientes materias:
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Patentes farmacéuticas
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Protección penal
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Diseños comunitarios
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Patentes mecánicas
Commercial court upholds Nestlé’s infringement action of its patents relating to Nescafé Dolce Gusto capsules
On January 9 2018 Barcelona Commercial Court Number 5 upheld the patent infringement action filed by Société des Produits Nestlé against Fast Eurocafé, SA
Changes to Spanish EU trademark and Community design litigation
In 2017 the EU Trademark Regulation (2017/1001) and the Spanish Patents Act (24/2015) entered into force.
PROTOCOLO ESPECÍFICO PARA PROTEGER LOS DPI DURANTE EL MWC 2018
Entre los días 26 de febrero y 1 de marzo de 2018 se va a celebrar en Barcelona una nueva edición del Mobile World Congress (MWC), el evento más importante del mundo en la industria de la comunicación y telefonía móvil.
Newsletter número 55 – Enero 2018
Esta newsletter contiene artículos sobre las siguientes materias:
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Patentes farmacéuticas
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Marcas y diseños
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Gastos de almacenamiento y destrucción
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Dos nuevos socios
Preliminary injunctions revoked due to prima facie invalidity of Truvada SPC
January 08 2018 | Contributed by Grau & Angulo. On October 20 2017 Barcelona Commercial Court Number 4 lifted the preliminary injunctions that it had previously granted ex parte at the request of Gilead in relation to the imminent market launch of tenofovir and emtricitabine generic medicinal products by Mylan and Teva. Descargar artículo…
Grau & Angulo nombra dos nuevos socios
Grau & Angulo da la bienvenida a dos nuevos socios, Ignacio Marqués y Carlota Viola, que han sido promovidos con efectos a partir de enero de 2018. Ambos contribuyen de una manera muy significativa al desarrollo de la firma. Ignacio se ocupa de asuntos de patentes, marcas, diseños, derechos de autor, competencia desleal y publicidad,…
Best Lawyers™ reconoce a Grau & Angulo como Firma del Año 2018 en España en el área de Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual
Además, cinco abogados de Grau & Angulo han sido destacados en la 10ª edición de Best Lawyers in Spain de la especialidad: Alejandro Angulo, Jesús Arribas, Jorge Grau, Javier Huarte y Sonia Santos.
Desayuno informativo en el Club Financiero Génova
Grau & Angulo organizó el pasado 24 de noviembre 2017 un desayuno informativo en el Club Financiero Génova de Madrid en relación a Claves sobre la Defensa de la Propiedad Industrial en China. INSIGHTS INTO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT IN CHINA CLAVES SOBRE DEFENSA DE PROPIEDAD INDUSTRIAL EN CHINA Breakfast Meeting – Desayuno Informativo Madrid, 24th November 2017…
FC Barcelona prevents registering of industrial design featuring image of Camp Nou
In Futbol Club Barcelona v Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (Judgment 132/2017, February 17 2017), the Catalonia High Court of Justice revoked a Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) decision which had granted the registration of an industrial design featuring an image of the Camp Nou stadium. Read More
General Court upholds decision on prior non-registered national trademarks
General Court upholds decision on prior non-registered national trademarks…
Supreme Court rules on foreign companies’ legal standing to sue for trade secret infringement
On July 20 2017 the Supreme Court confirmed a Zaragoza Court of Appeal decision of December 17 2014 and acknowledged a US company’s legal standing to file unfair competition claims. The US company had operated in the Spanish market through a Spanish company, which was its exclusive licensee. Download
Newsletter número 54 – Octubre 2017
Esta newsletter contiene artículos sobre las siguientes materias:
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Derechos de autor
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Patentes farmacéuticas
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Patentes mecánicas
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Competencia desleal
Barcelona courts lift preliminary injunctions previously granted ex parte in oxycodone/naloxone case
Through two decisions issued on July 18 and 19 2017, Barcelona Commercial Court Number 4 and Barcelona Commercial Court Number 1, respectively, lifted the preliminary injunctions that they had previously granted ex parte at the request of Mundipharma in relation to the imminent market launch of two oxycodone/naloxone generic medicinal products. Facts Mundipharma is the holder of…
Ignacio Marqués ha participado en la Conferencia Anual sobre Marcas y Diseños en Europa 2017
Ignacio Marqués ha participado en la Conferencia Anual sobre Marcas y Diseños en Europa 2017 Alicante (EUIPO), 28-29 septiembre 2017 Su presentación versó sobre el concepto de “marcas defensivas” en la práctica de la EUIPO y de los tribunales de justicia.
Barcelona Court of Appeal confirms noninfringement of Novartis’s rivastigmine patch patent
In its judgment of June 30 2017, the Barcelona Court of Appeal confirmed the Barcelona Commercial Court Number 4 first instance decision, which had dismissed the patent infringement action filed by Novartis against several generics for alleged infringement of European Patent 2’292’219 (EP’219). Read More: Barcelona_Court_of_Appeal_confirms…
