24

July

2019

IAM

Restyling the Italian Industrial Property Code – how will trademark owners be affected?

Changes to the Italian Industrial Property Code entered into force this year as a result of the new EU Trademarks Directive (2015/2436). Italian Legislative Decree 15 (20 February…

22

July

2015

IAM

Is a trademark consisting of two complex Chinese characters inherently distinctive?

A recent Italian Patent and Trademark Office (ITPO) decision to register a trademark consisting of two complex Chinese characters was based on the distinctiveness of two Chinese…