Terms and Conditions

“AstroLegal” (NIE Z1622112-L), with its address at Avenida Touroperador Neckermann 3, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain (hereinafter “AstroLegal” or the “Platform”), makes available to users the technology platform accessible at astrolegal.net (the “Website”), through which it organises and manages, by means of lawyers qualified to practise in the European Economic Area and assigned on a case-by-case basis (the “Assigned Professionals”), professional representation in European Union trade mark matters before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (the “EUIPO” or the “Office”), including the preliminary registrability study, the filing and prosecution of the trade mark application, and post-registration maintenance and monitoring services (collectively, the “Services”).

These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) govern access to and use of the Website, the process for requesting the Services and the relationship between AstroLegal and the Client (as defined below). “Client” or “User” means any person who accesses the Website or requests the Services. AstroLegal and the Client are each a “Party” and together the “Parties”. The substantive professional relationship between the Client and the Assigned Professional in respect of each individual matter is governed by a separate professional engagement, which these Terms refer to but do not replace (see Art. 4). These Terms are of indefinite duration and remain in force, subject to any amendment made in accordance with this agreement.

Art. 1. SUBJECT MATTER

1.1 These Terms govern access to the Website, the manner in which the Client may request the Services, the process leading to the identification of the Assigned Professional and the formation of the professional engagement, the financial terms of the Services offered through the Platform, and the mutual rights and obligations of the Parties in connection with the use of the Website. The substantive rules on the processing of personal data are set out in the separate privacy notice published on the Website and referred to in Art. 9; the rules on cookies and tracking technologies are set out in the separate cookie notice; and the general information about the service provider required under Article 10 of Spanish Act 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (Ley 34/2002, de 11 de julio, de Servicios de la Sociedad de la Información y de Comercio Electrónico, the “LSSI”) is published on the Legal Notice page of the Website.

Art. 2. SCOPE AND ACCEPTANCE

2.1 These Terms apply to any person who accesses the Website or submits a request through the forms available on it, irrespective of the outcome of the request and of whether a professional engagement is subsequently entered into.

2.2 Submitting a request for Pre-screening or for a Pre-registrability Study (each as described in Art. 3), which is done by ticking the box next to the statement “I accept the Terms and Conditions” in the relevant form, constitutes acceptance of these Terms. The Client may at any time request a copy of the Terms in the version it accepted by writing to AstroLegal at the contact details set out in Art. 15.

2.3 AstroLegal may amend these Terms in order to reflect legislative, regulatory, technological or organisational changes, giving notice of the amendment by publishing it on the Website together with the date of the update. Amendments shall not apply to requests already submitted, or to professional engagements already entered into, as at the date on which the amendment takes effect; such requests and engagements shall continue to be governed by the version of the Terms in force at the time the request was submitted or the engagement was entered into.

Art. 3. THE SERVICES

3.1 Pre-screening. The Client may request, free of charge and without any commitment, a preliminary assessment of its existing trade mark. Pre-screening does not give rise to any fee payable by the Client, who remains entirely free not to proceed further.

3.2 Pre-registrability Study. A Client wishing to register a new trade mark may request a Pre-registrability Study, consisting of an assessment of the obstacles to registration that can reasonably be identified on the basis of the information available at the date on which it is prepared, and concluding with a written legal opinion signed by the Assigned Professional. For the reasons set out in Art. 7, the fee for the Pre-registrability Study, as published on the Website, is payable for the analysis carried out and the opinion issued, regardless of whether the assessment contained in that opinion is favourable or unfavourable.

3.3 Filing and prosecution of the trade mark application. Where the Client decides to proceed with registration, the Assigned Professional shall, in the name and on behalf of the Client, file the trade mark application with the EUIPO and handle the related proceedings, including responding to communications from the Office, without prejudice to the provisions of Art. 5 concerning official fees.

3.4 Maintenance Plans. Following registration, AstroLegal offers optional annual Maintenance Plans of varying scope. The details of each plan, including the services included and the fees, are published and kept up to date on the dedicated page of the Website, which is referred to herein in full. Each annual term commences only upon confirmation and advance payment by the Client; in the absence of such confirmation, no annual term shall renew automatically.

3.5 AstroLegal may update the content of the individual Maintenance Plans, the manner in which they are provided and the related fees, with effect only for annual terms not yet confirmed; an annual term that has already been confirmed and paid for shall retain the content and fee in force at the time of confirmation.

Art. 4. FORMATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE ASSIGNED PROFESSIONAL

4.1 Following submission of a request for a Pre-registrability Study, or of a request relating to an already registered trade mark, AstroLegal shall confirm that it has taken charge of the request and, after carrying out Pre-screening, shall send the Client, by email and separately from the Website, a quote for the requested Services (the “Quote”).

4.2 In addition to the fee payable, the Quote shall state the name of the Assigned Professional allocated to the matter, the Bar or professional association with which the Assigned Professional is registered, the relevant registration number and the Assigned Professional’s direct contact details, so that the identity and professional qualifications of the Assigned Professional are fully disclosed to the Client before the Client decides whether to enter into the engagement.

4.3 The Assigned Professional carries out their professional activity entirely independently, from their usual place of professional practice and in accordance with the rules of professional conduct of the State of the European Economic Area in which they are qualified. AstroLegal provides the technological, organisational and contractual infrastructure through which the Client identifies the Assigned Professional, receives the relevant Quote, completes payment and manages the documentation relating to the matter.

4.4 The Assigned Professional named in the Quote is the person who receives the Client’s mandate for the purposes of representation before the EUIPO pursuant to Articles 119 and 120 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 on the European Union trade mark, unless the Client is informed, in the course of the relationship, that the authorisation has been conferred on a different representative.

4.5 Where, having received the Quote, the Client decides to proceed, the Client shall pay the fee in the manner set out in Art. 5; following payment, AstroLegal shall send the Client the professional engagement letter (the “Engagement”), which shall then be signed by the Assigned Professional and the Client. As regards the substantive professional relationship between the Client and the Assigned Professional, the Engagement is a document separate from and complementary to these Terms. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Engagement, the Engagement shall prevail in respect of the substantive rules governing the professional service, whereas these Terms shall prevail in respect of the conditions for accessing and using the Website and the process described in this Art. 4.

4.6 Performance of the Services, including any step before the EUIPO (such as the appointment of the representative), shall commence after the Engagement has been signed; payment of the fee stated in the Quote shall not, in itself, cause performance of the Services to commence, without prejudice to the provisions of Art. 11 concerning withdrawal.

Art. 5. FEES AND PAYMENT TERMS

5.1 The fees payable to AstroLegal for the Services, as stated in the Quote or, in the case of Maintenance Plans, as published on the Website, are inclusive of all applicable taxes and charges, unless expressly stated otherwise.

5.2 Payment is due in advance, in euros, by bank transfer, PayPal or Stripe, in accordance with the instructions communicated by email from time to time.

5.3 The official fees payable to the EUIPO for filing and maintaining the trade mark application or registration are paid by the Client directly to the EUIPO, using the payment method indicated in the form provided for that purpose by the Assigned Professional. As at the date of these Terms, the official fees published by the EUIPO are EUR 850 for one class, EUR 900 for two classes, EUR 1,050 for three classes and EUR 150 for each additional class; these amounts are subject to change in accordance with the EUIPO’s schedule of fees in force from time to time. Where so requested by the Client, AstroLegal may make the payment on the Client’s behalf after collecting the corresponding amount from the Client. Except where expressly stated otherwise, such official fees are not payable to AstroLegal, are neither collected nor advanced by it, and do not form part of AstroLegal’s fees referred to in this Article.

5.4 Failure to pay the fee stated in the Quote within the time limit specified therein shall cause the Quote to lapse, without prejudice to the Client’s right to request a new Quote.

Art. 6. OBLIGATIONS OF THE CLIENT

6.1 The Client undertakes to provide, both when submitting the request and thereafter, truthful, accurate, up-to-date and complete data and information, and to cooperate promptly with AstroLegal and with the Assigned Professional by providing the documentation necessary for the performance of the Services.

6.2 The Client declares and warrants that it is the owner of, or has been validly authorised by the owner of, the rights in the sign that is the subject of the Pre-screening, Pre-registrability Study or trade mark application, and that it is solely responsible for the lawfulness of the sign and of the information provided.

6.3 To the extent that the application for registration of the trade mark relates to the Client’s exercise of a trade, business, craft or profession, the right of withdrawal is excluded as provided in Art. 11.3.

Art. 7. NATURE OF THE WORK AND LIMITS OF PERFORMANCE

7.1 The Services are provided by the Assigned Professional with the diligence required of a professional qualified in the field, as an obligation of means and not an obligation of result (obligación de medios, as opposed to obligación de resultado). In particular, the Pre-registrability Study consists of an assessment of the obstacles to registration that can reasonably be identified on the basis of the information available at the date on which it is prepared, and concludes with an opinion setting out the Assigned Professional’s assessment; the related fee is payable for the work performed and the opinion issued, and remains payable even if the assessment is unfavourable to the registrability of the sign.

7.2 Neither AstroLegal nor the Assigned Professional guarantees that the trade mark application will be accepted by the EUIPO, since the outcome also depends on factors independent of the professional service, such as the EUIPO’s discretionary assessments and any oppositions filed by third parties.

Art. 8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

8.1 The trade mark that is the subject of the Pre-screening, Pre-registrability Study or application for registration, and all industrial property rights relating to it, shall remain the exclusive property of the Client or of the person designated by the Client as owner.

8.2 The Website, its software, texts, trade marks (including the “AstroLegal” sign), logos and all other material made available through the Platform shall remain the exclusive property of AstroLegal or its licensors and are protected by the applicable intellectual and industrial property laws. The reproduction, extraction or re-utilisation of the content of the Website for purposes other than those inherent in the Services is prohibited without AstroLegal’s prior written consent.

Art. 9. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

9.1 The processing of Users’ personal data is governed by the privacy notice made available on the Website pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the General Data Protection Regulation, the “GDPR”), which the Client is invited to read before submitting any request. This provision neither replaces nor supplements the content of that notice, which is outside the scope of these Terms.

Art. 10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10.1 AstroLegal shall not be liable for damage arising from interruptions or malfunctions of the Website falling within the limits set out in Art. 13, from force majeure events within the meaning of Art. 14, or from the operation of third-party platforms or services not under AstroLegal’s control. This exclusion does not apply in cases of wilful misconduct (dolo), in respect of which Article 1102 of the Spanish Civil Code (Código Civil) in any event renders void any advance waiver of the action to enforce liability, or in cases of gross negligence (culpa grave), which settled Spanish case law on exemption clauses treats as equivalent to wilful misconduct.

10.2 Professional liability in connection with the performance of the Services, including liability for the activity of the Assigned Professional, remains governed by the Engagement referred to in Art. 4.5 and by the professional and insurance rules applicable to the Engagement; these Terms neither govern nor seek to limit such professional liability.

10.3 In particular, AstroLegal shall not be liable for the assessments and decisions made by the EUIPO, or for the operation of third-party services not under its control (for example, services provided by hosting, email and payment service providers).

Art. 11. WITHDRAWAL

11.1 Until the Quote has been paid, the Client remains free, at any time and at no cost, not to proceed with its request, as no fee is payable for Pre-screening.

11.2 A Client who qualifies as a consumer under applicable law and who has paid the fee stated in the Quote may exercise the right of withdrawal freely and without penalty, within the time limits laid down by law and until such time as, following signature of the Engagement, performance of the Services commences in accordance with Art. 4.6. Once performance of the Services has commenced at the Client’s request (such request being made by signing the Engagement, with the Client acknowledging that it will lose the right of withdrawal once the Services have been fully performed), the right of withdrawal shall be exercisable in accordance with Article 103 of Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007 of 16 November approving the recast text of the General Law for the Defence of Consumers and Users and other complementary laws (Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2007, de 16 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley General para la Defensa de los Consumidores y Usuarios y otras leyes complementarias, the “TRLGDCU”), and shall lapse to the extent that the Services have been performed.

11.3 A Client acting in the course of its trade, business, craft or profession shall not be entitled to the right of withdrawal under this Article, unless otherwise expressly agreed in the Engagement.

11.4 The right of withdrawal shall be exercised by written notice sent to the contact details set out in Art. 15. Where the right of withdrawal is validly exercised before performance of the Services has commenced, AstroLegal shall refund any fee already paid, less only the amounts corresponding to Services already rendered.

Art. 12. DURATION, SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

12.1 Each annual term of a Maintenance Plan lasts for one year and shall not renew automatically; renewal for the following annual term requires a new confirmation and a new advance payment by the Client, as provided in Art. 3.4.

12.2 Without prejudice to the right of withdrawal under Art. 11, where applicable, an annual term of a Maintenance Plan that has been confirmed and paid for shall remain active until its expiry, and the Client shall not be entitled to a full or partial refund in the event of early termination of the relationship at the Client’s initiative, unless such termination results from a breach by AstroLegal or by the Assigned Professional, in which case the Client shall be entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee corresponding to the unused remainder of the term.

12.3 AstroLegal may suspend the provision of the Services, by giving the Client notice stating the reasons, where the data provided are false or inaccurate and have not been corrected following a request to do so, or where the Website is used for purposes other than those inherent in the Services.

Art. 13. AVAILABILITY OF AND CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE

13.1 AstroLegal undertakes to keep the Website in working order with the diligence required of a professional operator in the sector, but does not guarantee that the Website will be available without interruption or free from errors. AstroLegal shall not be liable for interruptions due to maintenance (of which reasonable advance notice shall be given, save in cases of urgency) or due to the malfunction of third-party infrastructure or services not under its control.

13.2 AstroLegal reserves the right to make enhancements, corrections or maintenance changes to the Website.

Art. 14. FORCE MAJEURE

14.1 Neither Party shall be liable for any delay in performing, or inability to perform, the obligations laid down in these Terms where such delay or inability results from a force majeure event, meaning an extraordinary and unforeseeable event beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party that the affected Party could not have prevented by exercising ordinary diligence. The Party affected by a force majeure event shall promptly notify the other Party thereof.

Art. 15. NOTICES AND CONTACT DETAILS

15.1 Pursuant to Article 10 of the LSSI, the general information relating to AstroLegal is as follows: name: “AstroLegal”; address: Avenida Touroperador Neckermann 3, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain; NIE: Z1622112-L; email address: info@astrolegal.net. Further information required by Article 10 of the LSSI is published on the Legal Notice page of the Website.

15.2 Notices relating to these Terms shall be deemed validly given if sent by email to the contact details provided by the Client in the request or subsequently notified in writing.

Art. 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS

16.1 The nullity, invalidity or ineffectiveness of any one or more provisions of these Terms shall not affect the remaining provisions, which shall remain fully valid and effective.

16.2 Any failure or delay by AstroLegal in exercising a right provided for in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right.

16.3 These Terms, together with the privacy notice, the cookie notice and, for each individual Client, the Engagement referred to in Art. 4.5, constitute the entire agreement between the Parties in relation to access to and use of the Website and requests for the Services.

Art. 17. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

17.1 These Terms are governed by Spanish law.

17.2 For Clients who do not qualify as consumers, any dispute relating to the validity, interpretation, performance or termination of these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Juzgados de San Bartolomé de Tirajana), unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Parties.

17.3 Clients who qualify as consumers retain the right to bring proceedings before the courts of their place of domicile pursuant to Article 52 of the Spanish Civil Procedure Act (Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil) and, where they are domiciled in another Member State of the European Union, pursuant to Articles 17 to 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) (the “Brussels I bis Regulation”). Such Clients also continue to benefit from any mandatory consumer protection rules that may apply pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (the “Rome I Regulation”).

Version dated 17 September 2026

In accordance with Spanish Act 7/1998 of 13 April on General Contracting Terms (Ley 7/1998, de 13 de abril, sobre Condiciones Generales de la Contratación, the “LCGC”), with regard to the transparency of general contracting terms and the Client’s opportunity to become specifically acquainted with them, the Client declares that it has read with particular care, has understood and specifically accepts, by ticking the box next to the statement referred to in Art. 2.2, the following clauses of these Terms:

• Art. 4 (Formation of the Relationship and Identification of the Assigned Professional);
• Art. 5 (Fees and Payment Terms);
• Art. 7 (Nature of the Work and Limits of Performance);
• Art. 10 (Limitation of Liability);
• Art. 11 (Withdrawal);
• Art. 12 (Duration, Suspension and Termination);
• Art. 17 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction).

With regard to Clients who qualify as consumers, the specific acceptance of the clauses listed above shall in no way prejudice any mandatory consumer protection rules that may apply, and such clauses have been drafted by AstroLegal taking those rules into account.