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Hernandez Marti Abogados attended the 40th MARQUES Annual Conference, held in Lisbon from 22 to 25 September. The conference brought together intellectual property professionals from around the world and provided an excellent opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and clients, exchange ideas, and share insights on the latest developments in the field.

Inditex filed an application for a Spanish figurative trademark consisting of the initials “PB” (referring to Pull & Bear) to distinguish goods and services in classes 25 and 35.

Ilovepdf, S.L. appealed against the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office’s (SPTO) decision refusing the registration of trademark No. 4245914 – ILOVEPDF – in Class 9, on the grounds that it lacked distinctiveness as it constituted an advertising slogan.

On 30 March 2011, Walton International LTD (hereinafter ‘Walton’) was granted the Spanish trademark ‘Giordano’ for goods and services in classes 18 and 25, relating to the fashion industry.

We are proud to announce that Dr. Cristina Hernández-Martí Pérez, of HERNÁNDEZ MARTÍ ABOGADOS, will be a speaker at the AIJA Annual Congress in Vienna 2026, contributing to a timely discussion on how we can build safer, more inclusive and future-ready cities.

In June 2022, Cavour Srl filed a figurative trademark application in the European Union for services in Class 43 relating to temporary accommodation. However, Consulta GmbH filed an opposition to the application on the grounds that there was a likelihood of confusion with its earlier trademark right.

Les Éditions Albert René filed a request for the invalidation of the European Union trademark “Obelix,” owned by WORKS 11 MICHAŁ LUBIŃSKI and registered in Class 13, in connection with various types of firearms. The application for invalidation was based on the earlier European Union trademark “OBELIX” relating to the famous character from children’s comics, and registered for classes 9, 16, 25, 28, and 41 in connection with entertainment and merchandising activities.

This case was brought by the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC) against a private individual over the latter’s use of the term “Champanillo”

The present dispute arises from an application for registration of an EU trade mark for a three-dimensional sign consisting of a hand-shaped corkscrew, for goods in Class 21. That application was rejected on the grounds that the sign applied for consisted exclusively of the shape of the product necessary to achieve a technical result in relation to the goods applied for.

This order rules on the admissibility of the injunctive relief granted at the request of Houdini Heritage KFT, aimed at protecting the rights arising from its ‘Houdini’ trademark registration.

Enprani Co. Ltd, a cosmetic manufacturer and retailer that markets a range of products under the Holika Holika brand. The products’ main ingredient is aloe vera. These products are sold in packaging shaped like an aloe leaf.

Hernández Martí Abogados attended the 6th IP Case Law Conference organised by the European Union Intellectual Property Office, held in Alicante on 21 and 22 May 2026.