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…
Italy’s road towards introducing a trade mark opposition system has been a long one but its implementation could be close.
Trademark appeal Court approves registration of Greek letter.
On 7th October 2010 Advocate General Cruz Villalón delivered his opinion in DHL Express (France) SAS v Chronopost SA (Case C-235/09).
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,…
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…
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…
The Board of Appeals of the Italian Patent Office recently issued Decision 19/07, which reaffirmed the following principles: