17

luglio

2013

IAM

Taking the German approach to Italian employees' inventions

A recently published decision by the Venice Court confirmed that the so-called "German formula" is the preferred method in Italy for calculating the reward to be paid by an…

19

giugno

2013

IAM

International report - No monopoly for stylised cow skin symbol for leather goods

On 19th January 2013 the Court of Milan ruled in Chaussures Eram SARL v Unic Servizi Srl. The court concluded that collective or certification trademark applications must, among…

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maggio

2013

IAM

“Some use” of trademark by bankrupt company does not solve lack of use issue

In Jobo Limited v Riccadomus Group SRL (Court of Rome, 12th June 2012) the court determined that certain activities by a bankruptcy trustee did not constitute "use" of the…

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17

aprile

2013

IAM

Devices included in complex trademark may be independently protected – but the saga continues

After 20 years of litigation between Jägermeister and Zwack Unicum, the Court of Cassation has overturned two precedential decisions of the Court of Rome and the Rome Court of…

6

marzo

2013

IAM

Late filing of Italian translation of European patent specifications allowed by Board of Appeal

A recent decision of the Italian Board of Appeal confirmed that it is possible to file the Italian translation of a European patent within two months of expiry of the…

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16

dicembre

2012

IAM

Patenting biotechnology inventions – peculiar procedural requirements

On 3rd October 2012 the Association of Italian Patent Counsels and Loredana Guglielmetti, a top official of the Italian Patent Office (IPO), met in Milan to discuss several issues…

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29

ottobre

2012

IAM

Trademark aspects of the coffee capsule case: Nestlè vs Vergnano

Sometimes there is nothing better than an Italian coffee conveniently dispensed from one of those colourful coffee capsules. Recently, the makers of two brands of capsules, Nestlè…

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30

luglio

2012

IAM

Is preliminary technical advice in IP disputes useful?

Ministerial Decree of 13th August 2010 introduced a number of major amendments to the IP Code. Among these, Article 128 was completely redrafted to allow for the use of a…