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ItalianoItaly jurisdiction report: Doctrine of equivalents and amendments
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. In Decision N. 54470/2016 (September 10, […]
Opposition procedure before the EPO as a powerful competitive tool
Seattle 2018-LES meeting EPO Opposition procedure as a powerful competitive tool
NAVIGATING THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF THE ITALIAN FILING SYSTEM
International rights holders that are lucky enough to deal with Italian trademarks should be aware of some novelties relating to […]
GENERAL COURT: ‘APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCTION OF SOUND AND IMAGES’ NOT SUFFICIENTLY PRECISE AND NARROW
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in March 2018. For further information, please go […]
NAVIGATING THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF THE ITALIAN FILING SYSTEM
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 72, published by The IP Media Group. To view the […]
NEW DISTINCTIVE SIGNS IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA ENVIRONMENT
The virtual world of social media sites is no longer the new frontier of intellectual property, but has become one […]
THE ITALIAN QUESTION: CONCERNS ABOUT THE UNITARY PATENT
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union to dismiss Italy’s Unitary Patent legislation complaint may have […]
GENERAL COURT: ‘APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCTION OF SOUND AND IMAGES’ NOT SUFFICIENTLY PRECISE AND NARROW
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in March 2018. For further information, please go […]
DO WE NEED A VACCINE AGAINST INFLUENCERS?
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 71, published by The IP Media Group. To view the […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLARITY
A decision by the Court of Milan (R.G. 54450/2012) in January 2015 held that an Italian part of a European […]
UNIFIED PATENT COURT AND EUROPEAN PATENT WITH UNITARY EFFECT – A TURNING POINT?
Last developments and consequent forecasts In 2016, the Italian government approved the draft law for the National ratification of the […]
WHEN OILS AIN’T OILS
Olive oil is one of the most renowned Italian food products and Italy is an important international stakeholder in the […]
ITALY JURISDICTION REPORT: PATENT RIGHTS FOR SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. In Italy, patent law is very […]
THE CRACK DOWN ON CHINESE TRADEMARK SQUATTERS
Officina Profumo farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella SpA, a 400 year old company based in Florence, Italy and its trademark […]
SALUMI SHOWS HOW INNOVATIVE PACKAGING CAN BE CRUCIAL FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE SECTOR
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 70, published by The IP Media Group. To view the […]
ITALY JURISDICTION REPORT: CALCULATING REASONABLE ROYALTIES
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. When judges rule on patent infringement, […]
GRAPES OF WRATH: COEXISTENCE OF UNREGISTERED MARKS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY
Juggling the coexistence of registered and unregistered trademark rights on Italian family names in the wine industry is a centuries-old […]
OCTOBER 1: RADICAL CHANGES IN THE EUIPO SYSTEM
The process of radical changes in the EUIPO system is having its peak from October 1 on. In fact, the […]
ITALY JURISDICTION REPORT: THE GREATER ROLE OF TRADE SECRETS
The importance of trade secrets is well known in the world of IP. The TRIPS Agreement requires undisclosed information (trade […]
ITALY S ROBUST IMAGE RIGHTS REGIME
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 68, published by The IP Media Group. To view the […]
PROOF OF ENTITLEMENT NEEDED TO FILE NOTICE OF OPPOSITION
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (July/2017). For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com […]
FAME IS NO PROTECTION FOR LAMBRETTA
Seventy years have passed since the first Lambretta motorcycle was manufactured in Lambrate, a northeastern district of Milan that owes […]
ITALY: A PERFECT REVIEW OF PRINCIPLES
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. One of an attorney’s favourite things […]
DESIGN DISCLOSURE IN THE FACEBOOK ERA
A recent European Court of Justice decision on the disclosure threshold for registered designs has sparked much interest in Italy, […]
THE HEALTHY DOMAIN INITIATIVE (HDI)
Valuable practices for the domain name system This article first appeared in Bugnion Journal – To view the Journal in […]
SEEKING THE GOLD STANDARD IN EPO AMENDMENTS
This article first appeared in Intellectual Property Focus Europe 2017 published by Managing Intellectual Property Marco Lissandrini of Bugnion investigates […]
INTERPRETING THE CONCEPT OF EQUIVALENCE
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. Rulings of the Italian Supreme Court […]
PATENT LAW AND LITIGATION CHANGES
The biggest change to European Patent law and litigation system in Europe for 40 years This article first appeared in […]
FACEBOOK AND DISCLOSURE IN EU DESIGN LAW
Impact of social media activities in Design Registrations This article first appeared in Bugnion Journal – To view the Journal […]
BITCOIN AND BLOCKCHAIN
This article first appeared in Bugnion Journal – To view the Journal in full click here A lot of people have […]