por admin | May 30, 2019 | Blog
In the fight against money laundering, the legislature has sought to stretch the scope of criminal prosecution to its limit. Articles 301 to 304 of the Spanish Criminal Code (SCC) punish money laundering with up to six-year prison sentences and fines for three times...
por admin | Mar 15, 2019 | Blog
PRACTICAL MEASURES TO PROTECT TRADE-SECRETS The Directive is pushing the companies to take measure to protect their know-how. These measures will be a prerequisite, if they want to avoid that said information escapes from their control. The Directive is not clear...
por admin | Feb 26, 2019 | Blog
LIMITS TO TRADE-SECRET PROTECTION Articles 5 to 8 establish reasonable limits to avoid “excessive” protection of know-how. For example, the Court protection cannot be granted, against freedom of speech or in case the disclosure’s objective is to obtain information or...
por admin | Dic 4, 2018 | Blog
ERA Seminar in Brussels. 6th December 2018. THE EU TRADE SECRETS DIRECTIVE. Transposition into national laws. Protective measures. Litigation June 2018 was the deadline for EU Member States to implement the Trade Secrets Directive, which harmonises minimum standards...
por admin | May 23, 2018 | Blog
Internet operators…including owners of web pages… will have to adapt to a double standard of the European Union regarding the data that they compile. On one hand, the new Personal Data Protection Regulation. On the other, the Internet Privacy Directive (“ePrivacy...
por admin | Abr 26, 2018 | Blog
The General Court European Union GCEU has prohibited a cafeteria’s graphic trademark which is circular, has a musical note in the centre and the words “COFFEE ROCKS” written on it. Because it is similar, mistakable or associable with the STARBUCKS brand. 16th January...
