In Case T‑879/16, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd brought an action against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on…
Italy’s highest court has confirmed that even minor modifications or additions can be sufficient for a later trademark to avoid likelihood of confusion with an earlier trademark…
An action for declaration of non-infringement may be generally de- fined as an action in which a third party, involved in or anticipating a possible or actual infringement…
The Court of Milan recently held that the text of a European patent application and the applicant’s actions during the prosecution history of the application which sought to limit…
The Court of Milan recently held that the use of images that are highly similar to those of products shown in a competitor's catalogue constituted unfair competition, and that the…
In its March 21 2016 decision in Trust Monti Fonti and Saldarini 1882 v Arboritanza Gianmarco (807/2013), the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM) used a new approach for…
The Milan Court of First Instance recently addressed the validity of a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) held by Amgen based on a first marketing authorisation in Italy…
On July 5 2017, the Supreme Court of Cassation (Case 16401/17) recognised for the first time that punitive damages may be applied in connection with civil liability under Italian…