freedom to operate

30

January

2024

Patents

Prevention is better than cure: Freedom To Operate

Placing a product on the market in a given territory always entails some level of risk of infringement of one or more patents owned by a third party. To reduce this risk, it is…

20

April

2022

Patents

Prior art and freedom to operate searches: why are they so important?

Nowadays, intellectual property rights are key corporate assets. Yet, being intangible rights, their value is often wrongly underestimated by entrepreneurs.

Unitary Patent and UPCA

17

March

2022

Patents

Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court

The Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPCA) will enter into force in less than one year, namely by the end 2022, beginning 2023, bringing about also the application of the…

19

April

2021

Trademarks, Patents

Jacobacci & Partners, an Italian company looking towards Europe

The work of Jacobacci & Partners, one of the world leaders in the management of intellectual property of Italian and international companies of small, medium and large size, has a…

ip portfolio management

17

February

2021

Patents

IP Portfolio Management: An International Case by Jacobacci & Partners

The challenges of IP portfolio management can vary from business to business. The assets in an IP portfolio and how they work together are unique to the activities and goals of a…

registered community design

16

December

2020

Patents

Registered Community Design: Why it's important and how to do it

What is a Registered Community Design? A Registered Community Design (RCD) refers to the exclusive industrial design right of an intellectual property owner to use a visual design…

Everything you need to know about the unitary patent

14

October

2020

Patents

Everything you need to know about the unitary patent

We often hear about unitary patent, but what exactly is it? Currently patents in Europe are granted through the European Patent Office and have to be validated in many countries,…

ip licensing

28

September

2020

Patents

IP Licensing in Italy: The Risks You Run by Not Relying on an IP Attorney

In intellectual property, licensing refers to the practice of “granting” (licensor) or “leasing” (licensee) the IP rights of a patent, trademark, copyright or trade secret. A…