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ItalianoNew administrative procedure for invalidation and revocation of trademarks: key points and implications
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review Daily With Ministerial Decree No 180/2022, which entered into force on 29 […]
General Court confirms lack of likelihood of confusion between marks representing a head
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (November 2022). For further information, please go […]
The New Admininstrative Revocation and Invaliditiy actions in Italy: main features
Introduction: With Ministerial Decree no. 180/2022 (published in the Official Gazette on 29.11.2022), the Italian Government has completed the regulation […]
Italy: Radical amendments to the trademark system
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. Italians can look forward to a […]
Dangers unknown? A trademark may cause liabilities greater than you think.
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog So you finally got your trademark registration and now you […]
Wake up and do something! Acquiescence explained.
he EU trademark law system does not have, unlike the US, a legal concept of “incontestability”. Instead, it has “acquiescence”, a defence against invalidity or infringement actions which can be raised against the owner of an earlier mark who has acquiesced, for a period of five successive years, in the use of a later registered trademark (applied in good faith) while being aware of such use and indeed the registration of the later mark.
AC Milan’s trademark defeat: a misfire over meaning
The article was first published on World Intellectual Property Review Most of the IP world knows what happened in case […]
Reimbursement of the legal costs for the enforcement of IP rights in the EU: “THE WINNER TAKES IT (ALMOST) ALL”
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog When a IP court awards the winning party the reimbursement […]
With trademark conflicts on the rise, General Court takes more lenient approach to use requirement
In Worldwide Machinery Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Case T‑316/21), the General Court has confirmed that trademark holders have a variety of flexible means at their disposal to show sufficient, genuine use, including circumstances subsequent or prior to the relevant timeframe.
Italy: Future changes to patent laws
On April 6, 2022, the Italian government presented a design of law (DDL) for changing the Italian Patent Code (CPI) which, once definitively approved by the Italian parliament, could change some aspects of the Italian patent attorney’s profession, aligning for some further aspects the Italian Patent Code with the European Patent Convention.
Copyright and Author’s rights: the jig is up for leading digital platforms
With the Legislative Decree no. 177/2021, Italy has finally implemented the principles provided for by the EU Directive no. 790/2019 […]
PDO “BOLGHERI” vs EUTM “BOLGARE’”: EUIPO’s lesson
Last March 21, 2022 the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO finally ruled the victory of our client Bolgheri Consortium […]
Gone With The Wind? The GC just cannot let the UK go.
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog The UK finally said bye-bye to the EU, but for […]
Italy: what you need to know about the IP upgrade
The Italian Industrial Property Code was issued in 2005 and deals with all IP rights, except for copyright. Five years later, in 2010, the IPC was subject to a substantive upgrade and was provided with an Implementing Regulation.
Mission impossible. Register the name of a State as a trademark
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog Andorran tobacco leaves (© Guia Andorra, https://en.guiandorra.com/post/the-manufacture-of-tobacco-a-production-full-of-tradition-and-of-great-economic-weight). It should not be […]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About searching a trademark before filing a EUTM application* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).
Let’s make that clear: if you are an attorney in the European Union, this article is not for you. If […]
The GC gives the Moon Boot the boot
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog So, a million years in the future, an alien lands […]
UNITARY PATENT COURT: WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE’RE GOING
Pros and cons of the Unitary Patent referred to SMEs and big corporations: all the differences between the classic Patent […]
A “creative” approach to likelihood of association. Is the GC trying to rewrite the laws?
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog On 21st December 2021, the General Court (GC), in case T-369/20, […]
Bugnion leads the way in the EU project Horizon IP Scan
Targeting start-ups and SMEs, the service is designed to help them manage and enhance Intellectual Property in research and innovation […]
The EU staggers between CHAMPAGNE and PROSECCO
On September 9, 2021 in case No. C-783/19, the Court of Justice ruled that the Spanish mark CHAMPANILLO (which means […]
Bugnion Spa and Cuccia & Simino
Bugnion SpA and Cuccia & Simino have started an integration process that will end in the first months of 2022 […]
General Court considers cancellation of register entries containing errors attributable to the EUIPO
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (October 2022). For further information, please go […]
2nd LEADERSHIP4SMEs call opens on October 11th
The second call for applications of the European project LEADERSHIP4SMEs, which sees Bugnion among the prestigious partners, is now open. […]
NFTs: opportunities and risks for IP owners in the “metaverse”
The NFT acronym has entered the common lexicon in the last few months thanks to a series of media stunts […]
Italy jurisdiction report: A change in IP philosophy
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. The Italian philosopher, semiotician, cultural critic, […]
G1/19 and a game of golf: non-obviousness is a par-3 hole
This article first appeared in Future of IP 2021 published by Managing Intellectual Property Golf is a game of precision. […]
Next Generation IP
Strategic guidelines applying to intellectual property are the first detailed provision of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan #NextGenerationItalia. A […]
BUGNION ranks as the top first Italian company in terms of the number of European patents filed in 2020
According to Patent-Pilot data, Bugnion ranks among the “TOP 50” IP law and consulting firms in terms of the number […]
OK. Everyone knows MESSI. But Miley Cyrus?
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog As you may recall, the CJEU in cases C-449/18P and […]