EMPS jul 21 EU Rejects Fizzy Drink Sound Trademark The sound of a can opening followed by several seconds of fizzing is not a trademark, according to the European Union Intellectual...
EMPS jul 1 We're listed on IAM Patent 1000 Esquivel & Martin Santos has been listed in the IAM Patent 1000 ranking of top patent practitioners. The IAM Patent 1000 is commonly...
EMPS may 27 Patent Waiver For COVID Patents: Pros and Cons #patents General media is recently running many stories regarding COVID vaccine patents and the possibility of waiving IP rights to make...
EMPS abr 20 Bullfighting Not Protected By Copyright #copyright #tc The Spanish Supreme Court has decided in a recent ruling that the performance of a bullfighter cannot be subject to...
EMPS mar 10 Nintendo Switch Piracy: Landmark Decision in Spain #nintendo #copyright The Commercial Courts of Barcelona have ordered Internet access providers in Spain to block access to three websites...
EMPS feb 16 Ranked by WTR in Top Trademark Professionals 2021 list #wtr1000 World Trademark Review has included Esquivel & Martin Santos in its annual ranking of best intellectual property firms in Spain...
EMPS 29 de dic de 2020 Unified Patent Court: German Ratification Enters Final Phase #upc #patents The German upper and lower houses of congress (Bundestag and Bundesrat) adopted the draft ratification bill including the...
EMPS 18 de nov de 2020 Ferrari Keeps Testarossa: Second Hand Sale is Genuine Use #cjeu #ferrari The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has decided on the case C-720/18 of October 22, 2020 that Ferrari can...
EMPS 12 de nov de 2020 EU Council Unveils Conclusions on Future IP Policy #eu #policy The Council of the European Union, the intergovernmental body that discusses, amends and adopt laws, has issued the plan of...
EMPS 24 de oct de 2020 We're Shortlisted for Iberian Lawyer Forty Under 40 Awards #iberianlawyer #IBLFortyUnder40 Our partner Victoria Sofía Martín has been shortlisted for the Iberian Lawyer Forty Under 40 awards....
EMPS 23 de oct de 2020 It's (Virtual) INTA Time It's that time of the year again - the INTA Annual Meeting. Only this time we won't have the chance to meet in person. That doesn't mean...
EMPS 16 de oct de 2020 Myanmar Opens Soft Launch Period #trademarks #myanmar As previously informed in this blog, Myanmar is set to finally launch a trademark system analog to the rest of the...
EMPS 15 de sep de 2020 Copyright vs Data Protection: Right to information about infringers limited to postal address #copyright #cjeu The CJEU has delivered the decision Constantin Film Verleih v Google and YouTube deciding that a video platform operator...
EMPS 5 de ago de 2020 "Moon Boots" May Be Original, But Not Distinctive #trademarks #euipo #moonboot Companies are increasingly trying to look beyond traditional trademarks and attempt the registration of...
EMPS 23 de jun de 2020 CJEU (Brompton): Copyright Also For Functional Shapes #copyrights #brompton #cjeu The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has further extended the applicability of copyright to...
EMPS 4 de jun de 2020 EU General Court Bars Copycat Oreos #trademarks #euipo Food group Kraft, owner of the Oreo brand, has succesfully blocked the registration in the EU of a version of their...
