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ItalianoCopyright 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 […]
WTR Global Leaders 2021
The article was first published on the WTR Global Leaders 2021 What led you to a career in intellectual property […]
Public Disclosure and Patentability: What are the Consequences?
Publicly disclosing an idea before submitting its patent application is one the most common ways of compromising the patentability of […]
“It ain’t necessarily so”. Porgy and Bess? No, the Court of Justice on the similarity between cars and watches/clothing.
You cannot compare apples and oranges, the old say goes, although in the trademark world we can, and truth to […]
GREAT EXPECTATIONS…. OFTEN DISAPPOINTED
Author: Fabio Angelini Sara Parrello Click here to read the full article
GREAT EXPECTATIONS…. OFTEN DISAPPOINTED
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog The assessment of likelihood of confusion among descriptive marks often […]
Bugnion in Financial Times Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2021
Bugnion is among the Financial Times Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2021. This listing of firms is based on recommendations […]
Priority periods do the long jump: RCD may claim priority from PCT application within 12 months
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (May/2021). For further information, please go to […]
“SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK”…..
Horror movie? No – General Court of the EU on colour combinations! Authors: Sara Parrello Fabio Angelini Click here to read the […]
“SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK”….. Horror movie? No – General Court of the EU on colour combinations!
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog We all felt that after the Red Bull decision (Case […]
Italy jurisdiction report: Copyright in industrial design
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. It is well known that industrial […]