EU Trademark Court rules on use of well-known trademarks to sell smell-alike perfumes
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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
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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…
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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…
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Grau & Angulo has once again been ranked as a leader in WTR 1000
Grau & Angulo has once again been ranked as a leader in WTR 1000 with five of its lawyers, Jorge Grau, Alejandro Angulo, Sonia Santos, Jesús Arribas and Maite Ferrándiz being highlighted among Spain’s leading trademark lawyers in 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…
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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
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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
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