Italy provides the ideal forum for the protection of IP rights in the European Union, with judges’ expertise, the predictability […]

Trademark opposition proceedings are set to start next July 1st subject to publication of the ministerial decree and the related […]

Article on World Trademark Review Daily (May 2011) In Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie v Office for Harmonisation in […]

Since 2005, when was created an Industrial Property Code which consolidates all the laws concerning this matter, a great effort […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.30 April/May, 2011) The Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM) can hardly count itself […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.28 December/January 2011) In Italy, the Civil Code and the Industrial Property Code ensure […]

Article on World Trademark Review Daily (December 2010) In Vidieffe Srl v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal market (OHIM) […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.27 October/November, 2010) The relationship between image protection and trademarks is defined by the […]

Article on World Trademark Review Daily (October 2010) In Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe v Office for Harmonisation […]

Published article on World Trademark Review  (n.26 August-September 2010) Shapes in Italy can be protected using the following measures: • […]

Article on World Trademark Review Daily (July 2010) In Valigeria Roncato SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.25 June/July 2010) A number of issues are raised by the registration of ‘.it’ […]

Published article on World Trademark Review  (n.24 April/May 2010) A recent report has revealed that the market for counterfeit products […]

Article on World Trademark Review Daily (April 2010) In Cabel Hall Citrus Ltd v Office for Harmonization in the Internal […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.23 February – March 2010) Italian legislation contains no proper definition of what constitutes […]

Published article on World Trademark Review  (n.22 December/January, 2010) The Italian rule of law about unfair practice in the course […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.21 October/November, 2009) Inconsistencies in approach to the test of likelihood of confusion make […]

Published article on World Trademark Review  (n.20 August /September 2009) ITALY The conservative approach of the Patent and Trademark Office […]

Published article on World Trademark Review  (n.19 June / July 2009) ITALY Italian statutory law provides all the tools necessary […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.18 April/May 2009) Italy Trademark prosecution in Italy differs strikingly from most other systems. […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.17 February – March 2009) Trademark law is based on the principle of territoriality […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.16 November/December 2008) Exclusive rights to the use of a distinctive sign in Italy […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.15 September/October 2008) Applicable legislation Image rights are derived from personal rights. Under Italian […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.14 July/August 2008) While trade dress is not recognized as such by Italian law, […]

Published article on World Trademark Review (n.13 May – June 2008) There are no specific rules governing pharmaceutical brands in Italy. […]

In Re Giampietro Torresan v. OHIM -Klosterbrauerei Weissnohe GmbH & Co. KG the Court of First Instance has found that […]

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