Legal
04 April 2025
Litigation Risk Alert in Spain: Mandatory Pre-Lawsuit Negotiations from April 3, 2025
Beginning April 3, 2025, Organic Law 1/2025 comes into effect in Spain, introducing a…
Designs
07 January 2025
Design Renewals Following the EU Design Reform: What You Need to Know
The European Union’s design protection system is undergoing significant changes with the application of…
Designs
08 May 2024
2024 European Union Design Reform: A Concise Summary of Legislative Changes
European Design Legislative Reform: An Overview In November 2022, the European Commission introduced two…
Designs
25 September 2019
European Union Designs: Route to registration
A design protects the appearance of a product and is intrinsically linked to a…
Designs
30 December 2018
European Union: Finding a cost-effective solution with Multiple Design Applications
Franco de Barba Trademark & Design Attorney at MERX IP Registered IP Agent fdebarba@merx-ip.com…
Designs
18 August 2015
Protection of Registered Designs in The European Union
Community Designs have a unitary character, which implies that they have an equal effect…