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maggio

2012

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Issues arising from patent and trademark protection

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…

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aprile

2011

IAM

Oppositions explained

Italy’s road towards introducing a trade mark opposition system has been a long one but its implementation could be close.

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febbraio

2011

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Trademark appeal Court approves registration of Greek letter

Trademark appeal Court approves registration of Greek letter.

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10

novembre

2010

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Advocate general opines on scope of Community trademark court rulings

On 7th October 2010 Advocate General Cruz Villalón delivered his opinion in DHL Express (France) SAS v Chronopost SA (Case C-235/09).

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settembre

2010

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ECJ rejects Calvin Klein opposition action

JUDGEMENT OF THE ECJ (First Chamber) of 2 September 2010 - Case C-254/09 P - Calvin Klein Trademark Trust, appellant (trademarks "cK Calvin Klein" and "cK"), appellant vs. OHIM,…

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settembre

2009

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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…

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25

marzo

2009

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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…

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novembre

2008

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Restitutio in integrum: a recent Board of Appeals decision

The Board of Appeals of the Italian Patent Office recently issued Decision 19/07, which reaffirmed the following principles: