With decision of April 17th 2024, the EU Court definitely rejected the application for registration of the EU trademark PABLO ESCOBAR because considered contrary to public policy and accepted principles of morality. The case and the EUIPO decision On September 30th 2021, Escobar Inc., company founded by Pablo Escobar’s brother, requested the registration of the […]
Lawful uses of others’ trademarks: the Zara case
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), on January 11th 2024 decided upon the interpretation of a rule relating to the use of trademarks of third parties as part of a case pitting the Spanish company owner of the “ZARA” trademark against an information service provider who launched an advertising campaign where the […]
Trump claims a domain name
Wipo – World Intellectual Property Organization – with decision of November 24th 2023, Case D2023-4147 rejected the request to transfer a domain name filed by DTTM Operations LLC, which manages the trademarks of The Trump Organization group, linked to the former president of the United States Donald J. Trump. The disputed domain name The domain name […]
Italian initiatives on AI: from the Legislative Decree on transparency measures to the Camera’s Call for ideas
While in Europe the approval process of the AI ACT has almost come to an end, in Italy the attention toward the potentials of Artificial Intelligence continues to grow. At national level, on the one hand the Italian legislator has begun to worry about the risks connected to the use of AI systems in the […]