There may be an economic slowdown but intellectual property (IP) and information technology and communications (ITC) lawyers say that their practices have been affected less than many others. Clients haven’t avoided the downturn completely
The recent Spanish Telecinco-YouTube judgment is significant as it confirms the dominant business model used by service providers where users play an important role as creators of content, says Judit Barnola, a technology lawyer with
New Spanish rules before Parliament will enable employees across all public research institutes to benefit financially from the success of their work
The announcement by the Portuguese Government in September of a new technological plan has opened up new opportunities but the details still have to be clarified
Iberian businesses may be looking to new markets to reduce costs in their supply chains but while this may make economic sense basic commercial protections still have to be taken, says João Paulo Miranda,
Internet service providers must take more responsibility for the content they host and for the rights of IP holders, agreed an influential conference of IP professionals recently
Data protection issues have traditionally been relegated by Portuguese companies to the bottom of their priority list, but stricter enforcement and harsher penalties are leading many to see the need for much greater awareness, says
Spanish legislators look likely to create a new Commission of Intellectual Property with the power to target internet copyright infringers but more effective means already exist
It is no longer enough to look at clients’ intellectual property issues in isolation, lawyers must understand both the legal and industry contexts
