10

October

2018

IAM

The shape of water dispenser tanks: criteria for patentability of utility models in Italy

Background The Italian Patent Law provides for patents for inventions, as well as for utility models.

Jacobacci & Partners for IAM

12

September

2018

IAM

Italian football team trademarks score protection under criminal law

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…

8

August

2018

IAM

Patenting artificial intelligence in Europe

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…

20

June

2018

IAM

What’s mine is yours: employees’ economic rights under the Copyright Act

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…

3

May

2018

IAM

General Court increases burden of proof for genuine use

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…

Jacobacci & Partners for NYIPLA

16

April

2018

NYIPLA

Comments on the Spanish Trademark Draft Bill Implementing The European Union Trademark Directive 2015/2436

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…

7

March

2018

IAM

Evidence of clear conflict required for declaratory judgment action

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…

20

December

2017

IAM

File wrapper estoppel trumps infringement under doctrine of equivalents

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…