Trade Secret Enforcement In Spain (Video)

The Hague Local Division (LD Hague) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has granted a provisional injunction preventing a Chinese manufacturer and its EU authorised representative from infringing a patent concerning...

El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea ha establecido criterios fundamentales para determinar cuándo un texto publicado en redes sociales puede considerarse una obra protegida por derechos de propiedad intelectual. La sentencia analiza los requisitos de originalidad y creatividad necesarios, así como las excepciones aplicables cuando los medios de comunicación reproducen contenidos sobre temas de actualidad.

Dado el gran aumento de las transacciones comerciales a través de Internet, el dominio .SHOP, claramente enfocado al comercio electrónico, presenta un increíble potencial para tus nuevos proyectos.

In the various figures, projects or processes of coordination at European level concerning the Industrial and intellectual property, undoubtedly the Community Design and the Mark of the European Union will be one of the most affected figures.

By means of an order dated 3 April 2019, the Spanish Supreme Court rejected the extraordinary appeals filed by Pfizer against a judgement issued by the Barcelona Court of Appeal confirming the dismissal ...

La Audiencia Provincial de Madrid ha declarado la nulidad de una marca mixta que incluía la denominación "Guijuelo" para servicios de almacenaje y distribución, determinando que su uso para actividades no amparadas por la Denominación de Origen Protegida vulnera la normativa europea de indicaciones geográficas. El tribunal rechazó la teoría de la limitación al constatar que la marca no se registró exclusivamente para productos conformes al pliego de condiciones d

The European Commission has recently approved a proposal for a Directive and a proposal for a framework decision aimed at harmonizing the criminal measures that every member State uses to fight both counterfeiting and piracy.

On the 25th of July, 2015, the new patent law 24/2015 of the 24th of July was published in the Official Spanish State Bulletin (BOE).

Vuelve, por lo tanto, el llamado canon digital.

​Ayer se presentaba, en el hotel The Westin Palace de Madrid, el informe de referencia en España en el ámbito de la bitecnología -el INFORME ASEBIO 2016- en cuya elaboración ha participado Clarke

The Code is voluntary, but it will likely become an important reference point for demonstrating compliance with Article 50 of the AI Act.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction against Perplexity AI, determining that when an AI agent acts at a user's direction, it is the user—not the AI company—who "accesses" computer systems under federal and California computer fraud statutes. This landmark appellate decision addresses how existing computer-access laws apply to agentic artificial intelligence and has significant implications...

The European Commission has initiated infringement procedures against 20 EU Member States for failing to transpose the EmpCo Directive by the March 27, 2026 deadline. This directive aims to combat greenwashing by requiring substantiation of environmental claims and third-party certification for sustainability labels, with full implementation expected by September 27, 2026.

The European Commission has proposed replacing the EU's three core procurement directives with a single, directly applicable Regulation that would fundamentally reshape how companies compete for public contracts across Member States. The reform introduces mandatory quality criteria thresholds, embeds ESG considerations as evaluation factors, and establishes new security and European-preference provisions that could restrict participation based on ownership, supply chain exposure, and strategic dependencies.

A federal court has struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, which sought to recover $75 billion from fossil fuel companies based on historical emissions. The ruling found the Act preempted by the Clean Air Act, marking the first judicial decision on state climate superfund legislation and establishing that EPA's rescission of the endangerment finding does not alter preemption analysis.

Mexico's comprehensive anti-money laundering framework has undergone a sweeping transformation through Acuerdo 115/2026, introducing mandatory risk-based methodologies, enhanced client due diligence protocols, and automated monitoring requirements. With implementation deadlines beginning March 1, 2027, obligated parties conducting vulnerable activities face compressed timelines to overhaul their compliance infrastructure while navigating heightened enforcement risks and stricter beneficial ownership thresho

France's Anti-Corruption Agency has imposed its first-ever monetary sanctions under the Sapin II Act, penalizing a company €350,000 and its president €60,000 for widespread compliance failures. The landmark decision establishes critical precedents for enforcement strategy, breach assessment timing, and personal executive liability in anti-corruption matters.

The European Commission has adopted final Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU, introducing a "workable effects approach" that narrows presumptions while expanding guidance on objective justifications and recognizing sustainability benefits as valid efficiencies for the first time. These Guidelines replace the 2008 Enforcement Priorities Guidance and are expected to significantly impact enforcement practices across EU Member States and beyond, particularly for digital market

The user of defective goods benefi ts from several causes of action against the vendor or manufacturer.

China's Supreme People's Court has issued comprehensive judicial rules addressing artificial intelligence disputes, establishing frameworks for product liability, intellectual property rights, and data protection. These landmark opinions provide critical guidance for global companies navigating AI-related legal risks in China's evolving regulatory landscape.