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Professional Corporation of Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys since 1902. Barcelona, Madrid and Alicante.

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WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY AND SPORT

24-04-2026

This year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) celebrates World Intellectual Property Day on April 26 by highlighting the relationship between sport and intellectual property (IP) rights.

In this regard, as WIPO reminds us, sport has an impact on IP from the perspective of those who drive it-creators, inventors, and entrepreneurs-making it essential for protecting and...

PROTOCOL ON ON-CALL SERVICE AND RAPID RESPONSE AGAINST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INFRINGEMENTS DURING THE MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS (MARCH 2 TO MARCH 5, 2026)

27-02-2026

The Judges of the Commercial Section of the Court of First Instance of Barcelona and the Judges of the Commercial Courts of Alicante (European Union Trade Mark Courts) in their joint meeting on December 04, 2025, have adopted a Protocol on-call service and rapid response during the month of February and between March 2, 2026 and March 5, 2026, on the occasion of the celebration in the city of Barcelona of the Mobile World...

ENTRY INTO FORCE OF 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

14-01-2026

Since 1 December 2025, it has been possible to apply for EU registration of the names of craft and industrial products that meet the necessary requirements through a single application for a geographical indication (GI) covering all EU Member States.

There are two categories of names that can obtain protection as a GI:

• the names of the...

DURÁN-CORRETJER SPEAKS BEFORE JAPANESE ENTERPRISES ABOUT THE NEW SYSTEM TO GRANT PATENT EXTENSIONS ON PHARMACEUTICALS IN EUROPE

09-10-2025

Luis Durán, Patent attorney at Durán-Corretjer, gave a lecture last 11 September 2025 in Tokyo (Japan) in front of more than 100 Japanese enterprises about the proposals of the European Commission to change the system to grant patent extensions for pharmaceuticals in the European Union.

The presentation received very positive comments from the participants and is a new step of our firm in...

NEW RECOGNITION FOR DURÁN-CORRETJER IN THE LEADERS LEAGUE RANKING OF TOP PROFESSIONALS

24-07-2025

Durán-Corretjer has once again been featured in the ranking of leading professionals in Spain within the field of Intellectual Property.

This year, our partners Luis-Alfonso Durán and Christian Durán have been recognized as leading and recommended experts in the trade mark category.

In addition, Luis-Alfonso Durán continues to be ranked as a highly recommended professional in the patent category.

This...

LET’S CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY

25-04-2025

World Intellectual Property Day reminds us of the fundamental role that intellectual property rights, such as patents, trade marks, industrial designs and copyrights, play in stimulating innovation and creativity.

This year, in honour of International Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2025, the World...

PROTOCOL ON ON-CALL SERVICE AND RAPID RESPONSE AGAINST INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INFRINGEMENTS DURING THE MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS (MARCH 03 TO MARCH 06, 2025)

27-02-2025

The Judges of the Commercial Courts of Barcelona (Commercial Court of Barcelona) and the Judges of the Commercial Courts of Alicante (Trademark Courts of the European Union) in their joint meeting on December 02, 2024, have adopted a Protocol on-call service and rapid response during the month of February and between March 3, 2025 and March 6, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration in the city of Barcelona of the Mobile World Congress, the...

DURÁN-CORRETJER CONSIDERED IN 2025 AS ONE OF THE LEADING LAW FIRMS IN SPAIN IN THE ADVICE, PROSECUTION AND DEFINITION OF TRADE MARK PROTECTION STRATEGY BY THE PRESTIGIOUS MAGAZINE WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW (WTR)

14-02-2025

We are pleased to announce that Durán-Corretjer has been recognized in the 2025 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) magazine, which brings together the world's leading law firms and trade mark experts, with the highest distinction within the gold category (Band 1) in matters related to the advice, prosecution and definition of the trade mark protection strategy.

This new recognition confirms the firm's ongoing commitment to...

SAUDI ARABIA JOINS THE HAGUE SYSTEM CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS

03-02-2025

Last January 7, 2025, the Government of Saudi Arabia deposited its instrument of accession to the 1999 Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement bringing the total number of countries covered by the Hague System to 82.

Saudi Arabia becomes the 76th contracting party to the 1999 Act and 82nd member of the Hague Union.

As from April 7, 2025, users of the Hague System can already apply for international protection of designs in...

EUROPEAN PATENTS COULD BE VALIDATED IN COSTA RICA IN THE FUTURE

13-01-2025

Costa Rica has signed an agreement with the European Patent Office so that, when it will enter into force, it will be possible to validate a granted European patent in Costa Rica, as it happens already in other countries like Morocco, Moldova, Tunisia, Cambodia, Georgia and Laos, in addition to the other 39 member states of the European Patent Convention.

Costa Rica will be the first validation country in America.

Under...