vespa

25

January

2024

Trademarks

Defense takes the floor: "Vespa, a history of legal battles to protect an Italian icon"

Validity of the Vespa Three-Dimensional Trademark Back in 2013, assisted by Jacobacci & Partners, Piaggio obtained protection for the shape of the Vespa as a three-dimensional…

Jacobacci & Partners for Branding conference

11

May

2023

branding conference

The Birkin bag case

Use of a third party's trademark in the metaverse: freedom of artistic expression or unjust enrichment?

14

June

2022

HA Factory

The discipline of the NEW PATENT BOX

The L. D. October 21st 2021, n. 146, as modified by the Budget Law 2022, has abrogated the “old” Patent Box and has introduced a new subsidizing regime, the so-called “new Patent…

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…