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novembre

2015

IAM

Sunstar redux: agent’s mistake no excuse for non-observance of renewal deadline

After 10 years of litigation the Court of Cassation recently ruled that an agent’s mistake does not excuse non-observance of a mandatory deadline for paying patent renewal fees.

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7

ottobre

2015

IAM

Pre-filing disclosure of invention to non-skilled audience may destroy novelty

According to a recently published decision of the Italian Board of Appeal, the level of skill and understanding of an audience to which a pre-filing disclosure is made has little…

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luglio

2015

IAM

Is a trademark consisting of two complex Chinese characters inherently distinctive?

A recent Italian Patent and Trademark Office (ITPO) decision to register a trademark consisting of two complex Chinese characters was based on the distinctiveness of two Chinese…

6

luglio

2015

Brevetti

Il nuovo credito di imposta per la R&S

Paolo Ernesto Crippa, Dorotea Rigamonti La Legge di Stabilità 2015 ha riscritto la disciplina del credito d’imposta per investimenti in R&S che ora è riconosciuto:

6

luglio

2015

Brevetti

Il Patent Box

Con la legge di stabilità 2015 (L. n. 190 del 23.12.2014) e con il successivo decreto “investment compact” (D.L. n. 3 del 24.01.2015) viene introdotto in Italia un regime…

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1

luglio

2015

IAM

Misappropriation of trade secrets consisting of technical information

In SI Engineering Srl v Lantek Systems Srl the Court of Turin held that when technical information meets all of the requirements for trade secret protection and reverse…

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10

giugno

2015

IAM

Revenge of the Pink Panther: stuffed animal toys can infringe 2D trademark

On March 4 2015 the Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation issued its decision in Metro-Goldwin-Mayer v Iervolino. The court held that a three-dimensional (3D) reproduction…

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maggio

2015

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Admissibility of late-submitted invalidity grounds in patent litigation

In Bio Protect Group v Bang & Clean the Court of Milan held that the Italian portion of European Patent 1362213 B1 (EP’213) was invalid because the claims extended beyond the…