New Member of the Madrid Protocol

New Zealand has deposited its document of accession to the Madrid Protocol, which will enter into force there (with the exception of the...

Elena Alonso joins BALDER

Elena Alonso has joined today the Patent Department of BALDER. Elena is a Telecommunications Engineer and a qualified European Patent...

Isabel Pato joins BALDER

Isabel Pato has joined the Patent department of BALDER today. Isabel is an Industrial Engineer, majoring in Electronics, and has sixteen...

Christina Münter joins BALDER

Christina Münter has joined the Legal practice of BALDER today. Christina is a lawyer and has moved from one of the top Spanish...

Blanca Fresneau joins BALDER

Blanca Fresneau has joined the Trademark practice of BALDER today. Blanca is a lawyer and a qualified Spanish Patent and Trademark...

The U.S. Patent System (update)

Further to our newsflash of September 6, 2012, we would like to point out that due to the changes to U.S. patent law, in PCT applications...

The US Patent System

The changes in the US Patent system brought by the Leahy Smith America Invents Act continue now with some new rules coming into effect on...

Damages in the US Apple vs. Samsung case

So much has been written in all kinds of newspapers and magazines about the Apple vs. Samsung battle, and especially the recent verdict in...

New evidence of the value of brands

Though few of our readers will doubt the importance of trademarks, the numbers discussed sometimes still surprise. As reported by various...

The investigation of the pharmaceutical sector by the Commission continues.

After the Commission’s inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector of some years ago, which led to affirming that there might be potential...