13

June

2022

Marchi

Change in trademark examination practices in Switzerland

Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) has loosened its examination practice in trademark filings including names of geographical places.

17

May

2022

Trademarks

Recent changes in Italian Trademark Policy

Luca Sala, trademark attorney of Jacobacci and Partners, briefly talks recent changes in Italian Trademark Policy, facing three different topics: Grounds of opposition,…

20

April

2022

Patents

Prior art and freedom to operate searches: why are they so important?

Nowadays, intellectual property rights are key corporate assets. Yet, being intangible rights, their value is often wrongly underestimated by entrepreneurs.

Unitary Patent and UPCA

17

March

2022

Patents

Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court

The Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPCA) will enter into force in less than one year, namely by the end 2022, beginning 2023, bringing about also the application of the…

Trademarks in the Metaverse

7

December

2021

Trademarks

Trademarks in the Metaverse

A sensation was caused in the intellectual property world when news broke that Nike had filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office a number of applications for its main…

Jacobacci & Partners for NCF

23

November

2021

Notiziario Chimico Farmaceutico

Artificial intelligence - Patenting algorithms

In the field of Life sciences, AI is a valuable tool to generate insights and guide the decisions of clinicians and researchers. From a normative and patenting perspective, it…

22

November

2021

HA Factory

The protection of components

What are the legal instruments that can be adopted to protect components and manufacturing processes in the household appliance sector?

19

November

2021

FLIS Moda y Derecho

El derecho de la moda en tiempos de Covid-19

Uno de los temas de mayor actualidad en relación con el Fashion Law, es el análisis del impacto que ha tenido sobre el sector de la moda – y los correspondientes derechos de…