In 2018, the Milan fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, released promotional videos that were part of the #DGLovesChina campaign to try to gain a foothold in the Asian market, which would…
Application is open for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the EU to apply for financing their IP protection in the European Union. The application window is open through…
The creative process behind a new business idea may imply the sharing of valuable documents with third parties, or just the publication of such material on the Internet, so large amounts…
The present short article is to inform in relation to the latest Brexit updates on the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU and its impact in EUIPO matters,…
There is no doubt a rebozo is one of the most representative garments for mexican women. However, very little is known about its origin. A rebozo is a rectangular piece…
On February 5 th , 2020 the General Court issued a decision on the trade mark case number T44/19 involving the opponent’s sign “Touring Club Italiano” against the contested application…
It is quite common that trade mark holders own several identical national marks registered in different European member states which implies high expenses to maintain all the rights active when…
In accordance to the Withdrawal Agreement Act concluded between the EU and the UK, on the 1 February 2020 UK left the EU. The Withdrawal Agreement Act stipulates that during…
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is the implementing agency for a number of IP EU-funded projects abroad, such as the IP Key. This EU program is the largest and most important…
The distinctive character is, among others, a specific requirement to be met in order to proceed with the registration of European trademarks (EUTM) as established in the European Trade Mark…
On January 14th 2019, the Royal Decree of 21 December 2018 has came into force, by which the Spanish Trade Mark Act has been amended in some relevant aspects, following…
In the current European political situation with the need to establish an agreement that ensures and clarifies the legal situation about the relation between EU and the United Kingdom after…