Background The Italian Patent Law provides for patents for inventions, as well as for utility models.
The Italian Court of Cassation has overturned a controversial decision by the Court of Lodi, which had relied on old case law to deny protection to football team trademarks under…
The patentability of artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic, mainly due to the tremendous expectations around this emerging, disruptive and pervasive technology. On 30 May…
According to Article 12bis of the Italian Copyright Act, the economic rights associated with software and databases created by an employee in connection with their employment…
In Case T‑879/16, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd brought an action against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on…
The European Trademark (EUTM) Reform, which is intended to harmonize European Union Member States' trademark laws, requires European Union Member States to implement portions of…
An action for declaration of non-infringement may be generally de- fined as an action in which a third party, involved in or anticipating a possible or actual infringement…
The Court of Milan recently held that the text of a European patent application and the applicant’s actions during the prosecution history of the application which sought to limit…