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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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The Fellowship is designed to help pre-law and law students gain real-world legal insight and experience in Spain.
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European Union – Grau & Angulo May 24 2018 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. Read More
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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…
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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
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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.
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