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December
2019
Game over for Rubik's Cube: shape not protected as a trademark, General Counsel says
The Rubik’s Cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian Ernö Rubik. It has sold more than 400 million pieces worldwide, making it one of the most-recognised and best-selling toys of…
6
November
2019
Supreme Court rules that Italian patent can survive when parallel European patent is rejected
Clarifying previous case law, the Supreme Court has stated that when two semi-identical European and Italian patents exist for the same invention and the European patent is…
1
November
2019
Design and competitors - arguing or not arguing?
In this - probably last - article focused on intellectual property and copyrights, I think it may be useful to reflect on what happens once a project is realesed.
2
October
2019
The clock is ticking: old collective marks must be converted before 23 March 2020
Legislative Decree 15/2019 entered into force on 23 March 2019,implementing EU Directive 2015/2436, which regulates, among other things, new EU certification marks.
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September
2019
Protecting and distinguishing yourself with a trademark? Yes, please!
Whoever wants to do business - whether it is Mr. Rossi, a Start Up, a media company or a multinational company - has always an essential need: to distinguish its product with an…
6
August
2019
Declaration of non-infringement of Nestlé capsules was sought at proper time, judges say
Bisio Progetti SpA, a company active in coffee and instant drink capsule R&D, sought an urgent declaration from the Court of Milan of non-infringement of European patents 1472156…
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July
2019
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…
3
July
2019
Employer versus employee: and the winner is…
The Justice Court of Milan has made its grounds for Decision 282/2019 available. The decision, dated 14 January 2019, concerns a highly disputed conflict between employer –…
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