Genuine use of trademarks in the digital age: when a review on Tripadvisor also counts

The General Court of the European Union has once again emphasized that genuine use of a trademark is not determined solely by the geographic extent of its use, but by the commercial reality of the market in which it operates. In a recent case regarding hotel and restaurant services, the court confirmed that an online […]

“The show must go on”… but with a license: the scope of musical synchronization

The Provincial Court of Madrid, in its judgment of May 16, 2025, confirmed a highly relevant criterion for the audiovisual sector: what should be understood as the synchronization of a musical work in an audiovisual production and why this act requires the specific authorization of the rights holder. It all began in 2020, in the […]