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
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General Court upholds decision on prior non-registered national trademarks…
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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
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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…
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Ignacio Marqués took part in the Annual Conference on Trade Marks and Designs in Europe 2017 Alicante (EUIPO), 28-29 September 2017 He spoke about Defensive trade marks: how to protect and how to oppose.
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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…
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Barcelona Court of Appeal confirms invalidity of Roche’s valganciclovir patent Download
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Interview with Sonia Santos on trade mark reform and enforcement in Spain: Interview
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Sonia Santos and Ignacio Marqués have written the chapter on Intellectual Property in Spain for Legal 500 in their Country Comparative Guides. Spain: Intellectual Property
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