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November
2013
It’s a family affair: FAMILYMART and FAMILY MART marks held "conceptually dissimilar"
On 28th June 2013 the Opposition Division of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued its decision in FamilyMart Co Ltd v Litardi Claudio.
18
September
2013
Recent PTO decisions on complex marks: consistency optional
In April and May 2013 the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued three separate decisions in opposition proceedings involving complex marks, the grounds of which have…
17
July
2013
Taking the German approach to Italian employees' inventions
A recently published decision by the Venice Court confirmed that the so-called "German formula" is the preferred method in Italy for calculating the reward to be paid by an…
19
June
2013
International report - No monopoly for stylised cow skin symbol for leather goods
On 19th January 2013 the Court of Milan ruled in Chaussures Eram SARL v Unic Servizi Srl. The court concluded that collective or certification trademark applications must, among…
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May
2013
“Some use” of trademark by bankrupt company does not solve lack of use issue
In Jobo Limited v Riccadomus Group SRL (Court of Rome, 12th June 2012) the court determined that certain activities by a bankruptcy trustee did not constitute "use" of the…
17
April
2013
Devices included in complex trademark may be independently protected – but the saga continues
After 20 years of litigation between Jägermeister and Zwack Unicum, the Court of Cassation has overturned two precedential decisions of the Court of Rome and the Rome Court of…
6
March
2013
Late filing of Italian translation of European patent specifications allowed by Board of Appeal
A recent decision of the Italian Board of Appeal confirmed that it is possible to file the Italian translation of a European patent within two months of expiry of the…
16
December
2012
Patenting biotechnology inventions – peculiar procedural requirements
On 3rd October 2012 the Association of Italian Patent Counsels and Loredana Guglielmetti, a top official of the Italian Patent Office (IPO), met in Milan to discuss several issues…
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