Sometimes there is nothing better than an Italian coffee conveniently dispensed from one of those colourful coffee capsules. Recently, the makers of two brands of capsules, Nestlè…
Ministerial Decree of 13th August 2010 introduced a number of major amendments to the IP Code. Among these, Article 128 was completely redrafted to allow for the use of a…
In Italy, principles of morality represent absolute grounds for refusal of a trademark registration. Trademarks consisting of or including terms or devices regarded as being…
Following San Marino's accession to the European Patent Convention in 2009, a key issue is whether, and if so, to what extent, there is an interest in validating granted European…
Article 120 of the Industrial Property Code was amended by Legislative Decree 131/2010 and now explicitly allows for a declaration of non-infringement in certain circumstances.
The Italian provision granting copyright protection to works of industrial design has been amended five times in the past 11 years.
The Italian Patent and Trademark Office introduced examination proceedings for those national patent applications for which a search report and a preliminary patentability opinion…
In a recent decision the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that the General Court had correctly interpreted Article 8(3) of the Italian Code of…