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May
2010
Italian opposition proceedings: from utopia to reality
Regulation 33/2010 has come into force, providing implementing regulations for the opposition proceedings as set forth in the Code of Industrial Property. However, in practice,…
9
December
2009
Supreme Court rules on protection of three-dimensional trademarks
On 29th October 2009 the Supreme Court issued Decision 22929/09 regarding an appeal filed against a decision of the Italian Trademark Office refusing registration of a…
30
September
2009
Board of Appeals rules on the validations of European patents by successors to patent owners
The Board of Appeals of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (IPTO) has issued a decision on validations of European patents by successors to patent owners.
9
September
2009
Protecting the shape of a product
Article 9 of the Code of Industrial Property Rights, in force since March 2005, establishes that a sign consisting exclusively of a shape cannot be registered as a trademark if…
15
July
2009
The Republic of San Marino and IP rights
Pierluigi Carangelo, Guido Jacobacci The Republic of San Marino is an independent parliamentary republic and a member of the most important international organisations (eg, the…
20
May
2009
Obligation to use registered Community trademark registrations
Guido Jacobacci, Elena Monte Article 15(1) of the EU Community Trademark Regulation (40/94) requires the owner of a Community trademark to make genuine use of the mark in the…
25
March
2009
Court finds VENUS and VENUS IV marks to be confusingly similar
In Decision 3639 (13th February 2009) the Supreme Court found that the mark VENUS, registered for cosmetics, and the mark VENUS IV, registered for herbal laxative beverages, were…
11
February
2009
IPTO Board of Appeals rules on validation application submitted by successor to patent owner
The Board of Appeals of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (IPTO) recently issued two decisions (42/08 and 45/08) which reversed two IPTO pronouncements rejecting the…
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