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Spanish businessman Miguel Angel Galan has won a battle with multimedia communications group Mediapro and been awarded the 'VAR video assistant referee' patent in the country.
Galan registered the name "VAR video assistant referee" in early 2018 in both the Spanish and European Patent and Trademark offices for €1,500.
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It was contested by Mediapro before the Spanish Patent and Trademark office ruled this week in favour of Galan, awarding him the industrial property.
"Mediapro registered 'VAR' while I registered 'VAR Video Assistant referee,'" Galan told Cadena Cope radio. "When I registered my trademark, Mediapro opposed it but yesterday's resolution to this conflict went in my favour. Hence, it has given me the industrial property."
Mediapro is a multimedia communications group in Spain that works in movie and TV production. They provided VAR services to La Liga and the Copa del Rey during the 2018-19 seasons but were snubbed by the Spanish FA, that chose Hawk-Eye instead to supply the video assistant referee technology for the 2019-20 campaign.
Hawk-Eye has also produced offside technology which is currently in use by FIFA, UEFA and several of the top leagues, including the Premier League.
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Galan is waiting for the ruling from the European Patent Office to be made in December to be awarded the European trademark.
"Once that is done, I will demand that the Spanish FA and Hawk-Eye company stop using the acronym or 'VAR Video Assistant Referee' because it's my industrial property or I will consider putting claims.
"They will have to call it VER or VUR but not VAR. I can commercialise the rights with other leagues of other countries. The important thing is that intellectual property and the industrial property of 'VAR video assistant referee' remains in Spain and doesn't go to UEFA, FIFA or Hawk-Eye company."
Football's world governing body, FIFA, first approved the use of VAR for the 2018 World Cup.
Galan, who is president of the National Training Centre for Soccer Coaches of Spain, said he is not seeking financial compensation.
However, if the right offer were to come along, he would consider negotiating.
"I have not sat down with anyone," Galan said. "My intention is to keep the name and logo at world level. I have not considered a figure but it would have to include six zeros.
"I don't want to sound pretentious but I already earn a lot of money from my company, the most important European football coaching school, and I don't need it. I only do it as a business model."
Source: espn.co.uk