The ruling of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court number 735/2024, dated 12/07/2024, has resolved a key issue regarding the crime of business secret disclosure by establishing that it is a crime of anticipatory consummation, where the mere act of appropriation aimed at discovering the business secret is sufficient. Thus, gaining knowledge of the […]
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Can a competitor’s name or logo be used if it is not registered as a trademark? The Spanish trademark registration before the Patent and Trademark Office, or a European trademark before the OHIM, must be considered as free access for any natural or legal person. The administration will not oppose the registration, if there is
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Revealing company secrets by former employees Within the scope of unfair competition, is the disclosure of the so-called “industrial secret” or “ company secret”. As an example of this conflict, the employee who leaves a company and starts a parallel business that operates in the same sector, using the confidential information obtained in his previous
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