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giugno

2012

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Principles of morality as absolute grounds for refusal

In Italy, principles of morality represent absolute grounds for refusal of a trademark registration. Trademarks consisting of or including terms or devices regarded as being…

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maggio

2012

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Issues arising from patent and trademark protection

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…

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maggio

2012

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Preliminary declaration of non-infringement introduced – but with limitations

Article 120 of the Industrial Property Code was amended by Legislative Decree 131/2010 and now explicitly allows for a declaration of non-infringement in certain circumstances.

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aprile

2012

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Copyright and industrial designs: the saga continues

The Italian provision granting copyright protection to works of industrial design has been amended five times in the past 11 years.

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novembre

2011

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Patent Office launches examination of national applications

The Italian Patent and Trademark Office introduced examination proceedings for those national patent applications for which a search report and a preliminary patentability opinion…

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settembre

2011

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Interpreting the provisions governing the registration of names as trademarks

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…

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settembre

2011

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Patentability of intermediate chemical compounds – is it time for a change?

A 2011 decision of the Court of Turin addressed the controversial issue of the patentability of so-called "intermediate chemical products".

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giugno

2011

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Comments on the Max Planck’s study

Preliminary comments on the study of the Max Planck Institute on the overall functioning of the European trade mark system.