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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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maggio

2010

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Italian opposition proceedings: from utopia to reality

Regulation 33/2010 has come into force, providing implementing regulations for the opposition proceedings as set forth in the Code of Industrial Property. However, in practice,…

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marzo

2010

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Board rules on confusingly similar device marks based on copyright protection

On 21st December 2004 Italian company Guccio Gucci SpA started invalidity proceedings (R1757/2007-2) against Community Trademark Registration 2357671 G GLITZY (device), held by…

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dicembre

2009

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Supreme Court rules on protection of three-dimensional trademarks

On 29th October 2009 the Supreme Court issued Decision 22929/09 regarding an appeal filed against a decision of the Italian Trademark Office refusing registration of a…

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settembre

2009

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Board of Appeals rules on the validations of European patents by successors to patent owners

The Board of Appeals of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (IPTO) has issued a decision on validations of European patents by successors to patent owners.

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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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luglio

2009

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The Republic of San Marino and IP rights

Pierluigi Carangelo, Guido Jacobacci The Republic of San Marino is an independent parliamentary republic and a member of the most important international organisations (eg, the…

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maggio

2009

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Obligation to use registered Community trademark registrations

Guido Jacobacci, Elena Monte Article 15(1) of the EU Community Trademark Regulation (40/94) requires the owner of a Community trademark to make genuine use of the mark in the…