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25

marzo

2009

IAM

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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11

febbraio

2009

IAM

IPTO Board of Appeals rules on validation application submitted by successor to patent owner

The Board of Appeals of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (IPTO) recently issued two decisions (42/08 and 45/08) which reversed two IPTO pronouncements rejecting the…

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19

novembre

2008

IAM

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:

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30

luglio

2008

IAM

EPO prior art searches now apply to national patent applications

On 1st July 2008 a new search and examination regime for patent applications entered into force, according to which an Italian application filed on or after that date will be…

30

marzo

2008

Italia Oggi

La protezione del design industriale in Italia

Le imprese operano per costruire una posizione sul mercato che rifletta i loro sforzi imprenditoriali fondati sulla ricerca, la conoscenza e l’innovazione.

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30

gennaio

2008

IAM

New EPO agreement signals the start of prior art searches

A new agreement between the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (IPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) suggests that Italian patent applications could soon be subject to…