The Spanish Companies Act 1/2010, of 2 July 2010, was amended by Act 31/2014, of 3 December. Among the amendments introduced by the Act, there is one which may be particularly relevant for companies owning Intellectual or Industrial Property rights (e.g. patents, patent applications, know-how, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, etc.), without them even knowing. Pursuant to the amended Act, the members of a general meeting shall be entitled to authorize the acquisition, disposal and transfer to  another…