Author: Sara Casas Moreno

The Mafia no longer has a seat at the table: the OEPM follows in the EGC’s footsteps and invalidates the Spanish trademark
03/17/2026
The Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office (OEPM) has declared the trademark “La Mafia se sienta a la mesa” invalid, deeming it contrary to public policy and accepted principles of morality based on the same criteria that led the European General Court (EGC) to invalidate the European trademark in 2018. In 2018, the European General Court […]
