Patents and the protection of inventions in Spain
A patent allows innovators to protect their inventions in Spain and put a just value on the efforts put forth in the research and product development.
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Mariscal & Abogados Abogados
Mariscal & Abogados is an international law firm with a multidisciplinary approach based in the capital centre of Spain, Madrid.
Protecting trade marks in Spain
Trade mark characteristics
In order to be eligible for registration, a sign must be capable of representation. Generally, this is a name or a figurative sign, but it may equally well be a sound.
The role of a commercial agent in Spain
The role of the commercial agent, given its various legal and commercial interpretations, can lead to confusion. Therefore, it is essential to know what the term commercial agent means and deeply understand the agent’s role in exports.
Changes in the application of inheritance rights of foreigners in Spain
Thus far, the estate of a deceased person with interests in several European countries is governed by the law of succession of each of the countries in question. However, it is possible that in some instances, as is the case in Spain, the internal law of each country allows for the aggregate application of several laws.
Mariano Jiménez Renedo, Managing Partner of Mariscal & Abogados
Mr. Mariano Jiménez has taken over the Management of Mariscal & Abogados. He replaces Mr. Miguel Mariscal, partner and founder of the firm who since January, 2016 has delegated the management and leadership into his hands.
The monitoring of employee communications in Spain
Communications in general
In the case of Copland v. the United Kingdom on 3 April 2007, the European Court of Human Rights found that the notion of “private life” and “communication” within the meaning of Article 8.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights equally applies to e-mails sent from work as it does to telephone calls made from a business premises.
Cross-border merger regulations in Spain and the European Union
Since Spain is a member state of the European Union (EU), both have similar laws concerning how cross-border mergers must be regulated. However, there are some differences because Spain has implemented its own laws, which indubitably comply with the EU law, but nevertheless introduces some differences.
The new 2015 Spanish Corporate Governance Code for listed companies
Corporate governance refers to those practices and processes that direct and control a company. The Spanish Corporate Governance Code provides the framework for attaining a company’s objectives and includes every sphere of its management from a company’s internal controls to its disclosure.
Legal forms of company formation in Spain
Whoever wants to invest in Spain can choose between different legal forms, with regard to the legal framework of his or her company formation. Spanish law distinguishes between corporations, partnerships and other legal forms.
The importance of compliance with regard to the reform of the Spanish Penal Code
Organic Law 5/2010 of 22 June 2010, reforming the Spanish Penal Code, treats legal entities as subjects of law that are likely to commit crimes, on which real criminal sanctions can be imposed.
