Flash News

December 19, 2024

Developments on tobacco labelling and vapers with and without nicotine.

The 22 December is the deadline for the hearing and public information on the draft royal decree updating the regulation on tobacco and related products, which introduces plain packaging, regulates nicotine pouches and vapers with and without nicotine and includes restrictions on flavourings. The aim is to improve public health protection through stricter regulation adapted

December 12, 2024

Current status of the regulation on protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products

Study commissioned by the EUIPO about the Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products which entered into force on 16 November 2023 and will be fully applicable as of 1 December 2025. Among others, the Regulation stipulates

November 29, 2024

Colour graphic marks: are they sufficiently distinctive?

When applying for a trademark, we often wonder whether it will be considered descriptive, lacking in distinctive character, totally or partially similar to a PDO… and therefore rejected by the corresponding registration office, by incurring an absolute ground for refusal. In the specific case of European trademarks and absolute grounds for refusal, we must turn

Abril Talks

December 18, 2023

Season’s Greetings

December 14, 2021

Happy Holidays – Felices Fiestas

December 14, 2020

Felices Fiestas – Happy Holidays 2020

September 21, 2020

Juice vs Nectar

After the Barcelona’s Provincial Court sentenced Granini to cease broadcasting an advertising spot of his orange nectar, it is now the Supreme Court which has ruled on that advertising. The action brought by J. García Carrion, owner of Don Simon trademark, against Granini arises from the broadcasting of an advertising spot in which Granini advertised

December 22, 2017

Happy Holidays – Season´s Greetings

Flash News December 19, 2024Developments on tobacco labelling and vapers with and without nicotine.The 22 December is the deadline for the hearing and public information on the draft royal decree updating the regulation on tobacco and related products, which introduces plain packaging, regulates nicotine pouches and vapers with and without nicotine and includes restrictions on

March 15, 2017

II Technical Seminars SICARM ICAMUR

On February 16, the II SICARM ICAMUR Technical Conference was held at the Illustrious Bar Association of Murcia. Jorge Oria participated as a speaker talking about “Domain names, metatags and keywords: infringement of distinctive signs and legal actions for their recovery”.

December 20, 2016

Feliz Navidad – Season´s Greetings 2016

Abril Informa December 19, 2024Developments on tobacco labelling and vapers with and without nicotine.The 22 December is the deadline for the hearing and public information on the draft royal decree updating the regulation on tobacco and related products, which introduces plain packaging, regulates nicotine pouches and vapers with and without nicotine and includes restrictions on

June 10, 2016

Abril Abogados in Youtube, jotajotavm

July 5, 2014

CEDRO, new modalities of exploitation of text works

On this occasion we have the collaboration of Javier Diaz de Olarte, Head of the Legal Department of CEDRO. Javier tells us in this video about the current situation of the new modalities of exploitation of text works, the effects of the next Intellectual Property Law and CEDRO’s recommendations to try to tackle this serious

June 16, 2014

Abril Abogados with entrepreneurs

May 18, 2014