The Italian Patent and Trademark Office introduced examination proceedings for those national patent applications for which a search report and a preliminary patentability opinion…
In a recent decision the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that the General Court had correctly interpreted Article 8(3) of the Italian Code of…
A 2011 decision of the Court of Turin addressed the controversial issue of the patentability of so-called "intermediate chemical products".
Preliminary comments on the study of the Max Planck Institute on the overall functioning of the European trade mark system.
For many years Italy has lacked a trademark opposition procedure. Although efforts to introduce such a system have been ongoing for more than five years, implementation finally…
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.
The European Court of Justice recently gave a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Articles 14(1) and 14(3) of the EU Community Designs Regulation.