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Qatar adheres to the international trademark system

En mayo, Qatar se adhirió al Protocolo de Madrid.In May Qatar adhered to the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid Protocol is one of the two treaties that compose the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks. With this accession, Qatar became the 115th member of the Madrid System. As of 3 August, national trademark holders ...

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End of the discussion on the use of the ZARA trademark to designate a prize in an advertising contest: Trademark infringement not covered by the limitation of the effects of the trademark

The Spanish Supreme Court has concluded in its Judgment of 10 April 2024 (STS 1906/2024) that the use by Buongiorno Myalert (Buongiorno) of the ZARA sign to refer to one of the prizes which was included in the advertising campaign for its services constitutes an infringement of the reputed trademark ZARA not covered by the ...

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MILEY CYRUS trade mark wins: the EU General Court applies neutralisation doctrine

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19.5″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”14px|0px|14px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https://vidalquadrasramon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VQR_LAW_23-6-21-1.jpg” _builder_version=”3.19.5″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_post_title comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”3.19.5″][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.5″] The judgment of 16 June 2021 of the General Court (case T-368/20) has applied, along the lines of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in the Messi case (C-449/18 P ...

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TRADEMARKS REGISTERED IN BAD FAITH

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19.5″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”2_5″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.19.5″ src=”https://vidalquadrasramon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/VQR_LAW_NEW30b.jpg” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”3.19.5″ comments=”off” featured_image=”off” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.5″] Introduction Trademark legislation makes registration in bad faith invalid. The purpose of this measure is to bring the situation back to an earlier state in order to eliminate the effects produced and invalidate the trademark thus registered. The application of the law ...

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Probatio Diabolica

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”2_5″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.19.5″ src=”https://vidalquadrasramon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VQR_LAW_NEW14.jpg” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”3.19.5″ comments=”off” featured_image=”off” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.5″] Lawyers often use this expression, when a situation where it is virtually impossible to prove a fact or intention need to be faced. However, this does not constitute an impediment to defence, as our legal system provides mechanisms for solving this problem. A ...

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Amendment of the Spanish Trademark Act due to the transposition of the Directive (EU) 2015/2436

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19.5″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”2_5″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.19.5″ src=”https://vidalquadrasramon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/VQR_LAW_NEW10.jpg” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”3.19.5″ comments=”off” featured_image=”off” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.5″] On 21 December 2018, Spanish Royal Decree-Law 23/2018 was approved, transposing Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trademarks that partially amends the Spanish ...

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