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ItalianoCOPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE: who is going to win, the hare or the tortoise?
2020 has already shown telltale signs it will be an extremely eventful, interesting year in terms of new regulations to […]
WHEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS THE INVENTOR OR CREATOR: WHO CLAIMS THE RIGHTS?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been paving the way to unprecedented scenarios, thus leading the world of intellectual property into framing […]
Sky v SkyKick: was the CJEU swayed by Sky’s well-known brand?
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 83, published by The IP Media Group. To view the issue […]
IP Stars Top tier firm
We are proud to announce that Bugnion was ranked by Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars 2020 survey in Tier 1 […]
To our clients and colleagues
All our offices are regularly operational even if, as for the lockdown ordered by the local Authorities to counter the spread […]
An increasing value for freedom of expression in trademark law?
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog As has already been reported on this blog (see here), the […]
Updates from Italy
As you have already heard from the news, the situation in Italy has changed dramatically in the last few days […]
Now we know it for a fact: amphoras are not usually made of glass.
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog With decision C-783/18 P of 12 December 2019, the CJEU […]
Bugnion services unchanged
The Italian health alert, aimed at containing the spread of Coronavirus, did not catch us unprepared. Since the first alert […]
IAM PATENT 1000 – Top Patent Professionals
Cristina Biggi has been mentioned by IAM PATENT 1000 for her expertise in the life sciences space as the holder of […]
Ranked in WTR 1000 2020 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals
Fabio Angelini, Alessandro Mannini, Paola Stefanelli, Donatella Prandin and Simone Verducci Galletti are individually recommended among top trademark professionals.
EU regulations smooth the way for FMCG labelling rules
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 82. To view the issue in full, please go to http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com The […]
Der Grüne Punkt: CJEU says yes to genuine use of the collective “recycling packaging” trademark
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog The CJEU quite often agrees with its General Court, so […]
Evocation of geographical terms of a PDO/PGI. What elements should be taken into consideration?
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog In the past few weeks, almost contemporaneously, two courts cases […]
Italy jurisdiction report: A pair of interesting decisions
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. The Italian Court of Cassation has […]
A Paler Shade of Orange: A Distinction Without a Difference?
The article was first published on E.I.P.R., Issue 1 © 2019 Thomson Reuters and Contributors Colour trade marks are among […]
EU introduces new SPC manufacturing waiver
This article first appeared in Intellectual Property Focus Europe 2019 published by Managing Intellectual Property What is a supplementary protection […]
Clarity and precision: who decides what they mean?
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog As we all know, the EUTM Regulation 2017/1001 now requires […]
ECJ case law displays nuanced understanding of comparative advertising
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 81, published by The IP Media Group. To view the issue […]
Patents – When artificial intelligence authors the invention
Author: Francesco Ricotta The first applications for invention patents designating artificial intelligence as the inventor have been recently filed with […]
The power of a hashtag
Kim Kardashian and her KIMONO-branded lingerie collection: the social media population “rises” up against their icon. Last 25th June 2019, […]
Bad faith may be found also for different goods or services, says the Court of Justice
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog The EU legislation does not provide for a definition of […]
Lost in translation? Board of Appeal should have considered Italian and Spanish-speaking public
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (October/2019). For further information, please go to […]
Italy jurisdiction report: Selective distribution case turns heads
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. In a decision issued on July […]
Clinical trials may constitute use, but when they do not, then there is no justification for non-use, says the CJEU
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog The concept of genuine use of a trademark should be […]
London, AIPPI WORLD CONGRESS 15-18 September
The president Renata Righetti, Cristina Biggi, Alberto Pelosi and Donatella Prandin will attend the conference
EU offers increasingly interesting market for pharmaceutical trademarks
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 80, published by The IP Media Group. To view the issue […]
Italy jurisdiction report: Trade secrets meet reverse engineering
This article first appeared in World Intellectual Property Review, published by Newton Media Ltd. In May 2018 Italy implemented, through […]
Free speech and trademarks. Could it happen here?
The article was first published on the Kluwer Trademark Blog Some (among whom, the truly yours) wondered, when in late […]
A closer look at trade dress in the European Union
This article first appeared in World Trademark Review magazine issue 79, published by The IP Media Group. To view the issue […]