How to protect your inventions in SpainInventions can be protected by the Spanish legal system through the following legal instruments that grant holders exclusive rights to patents, utility models, and industrial designs. The patents seek to …Read more
How to Register your Trademark in SpainTrademarks are distinctive signs whose primary function is to distinguish and identify products or services released by an entrepreneur into a market from products and services offered by its competitors. …Read more
Industrial property in SpainIndustrial property is set to be one of the most important assets to a company. It is therefore vital before entering into a new market, to ensure its proper protection. …Read more
New Types of VAT in SpainBy Royal Decree-Law 20/2012, of the 13th of July, on measures to guarantee fiscal stability and to promote competitiveness, the rates for the Value Added Tax (VAT) were amended in …Read more
Elimination of licenses for store openings for businesses in SpainIn the Boletin Oficial del Estado (the BOE, or Official Reporter for the State) published on May 26 the Royal Decree-Law 19/2012, of May 25, on urgent measures to liberalize …Read more
Requirements of the Agency Agreement in SpainAs defined in Article 1 of the Law of Agency Agreements (from now on LAA), these types of agreements are for which a natural person or legal entity is obligated …Read more
Mediation Law for Civil and Commercial Issues in SpainMediation is a voluntary way to resolve disputes between two parties with the help of a third party, qualified to be impartial and neutral to guide these parties in achieving …Read more
Inheritance rights of foreigners in SpainForeigners who intend to inherit assets in Spain should know that succession laws tend to be different from country to country. Primarily, one needs to take into account that in …Read more
The shareholder’s right to withdrawal in Spain for non distribution of dividendsArticle 93 a) of the Spanish Companies Law (LSC in Spanish) expressly recognizes the shareholders’ entitlement to participate in company profit-sharing. Nevertheless, it is not an automatic entitlement, since, in principle, …Read more
Key points of the labour reform in SpainDespite various labor reforms in our country, the anticipated positive outcomes have not materialized. Unemployment figures for 2012 remain below expectations, and escalating financial pressures in the Eurozone and Spanish debt heighten uncertainty. The effectiveness of the new law remains to be seen, as we await its impact on meeting expectations.Read more
