30
January
2023
Update on UPC opt-out
The entry into force of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (better known as UPCA according to its English acronym) has been postponed to June 1, 2023.
2
November
2022
UPC Opt-Out
We are writing to you with regard to your European patent applications/ European patents for which our firm acts as representative before the EPO.
31
October
2022
Halloween
We are approaching Halloween, a magical night with Irish origins, whose universal Halloween symbol is the carved pumpkin with a face. The Halloween pumpkin symbol originated a…
26
August
2022
J curiosity - summer edition 2022
From now until the end of July, our J-Curiosity column will be colored by summer.... We will keep you company with some patent or design curiosities to remind those who are still…
10
June
2022
NUXE vs HANUXE: are the trademarks confusingly similar?
In a decision rendered on May 25, 2022, EUIPO’s Opposition Division reaffirmed the relevance, for the purposes of establishing similarity between the signs, of the fact that the…
20
May
2022
Morellino di Scansano vs Morellone
The First Board of Appeal of EUIPO was recently called to rule on whether PDOs and PGIs consisting of a compound name should receive a protection that is not limited to the name…
17
May
2022
Maradona
On March 21 2022, the Board of Appeal of EUIPO declared null and void the registration of the assignment requested by the company SATTVICA, S.A., licensee of several EU trademarks…
13
May
2022
Device for shaping nose
Plastic surgery was not widespread in the early 1900s, before the perfection of anesthesia, because aesthetic affectation was not considered a sufficient reason.
6
May
2022
Barbie vs Barrbee
The well-known toy house Mattel owner, among others, of the trademark Barbie, filed an opposition against all the products of the European Union trademark application n. 18333277…