With order no. 3393 of February 10, 2025, Italy’s Supreme Court ruled on the issue of the protection of moral rights of the author, with particular reference to the distinction between a creative idea relating to a narrative method and a work, as a concrete expression of the idea. The Case The plaintiff sued a […]
World IP Day 2025: Music in the Spotlight
April 26, 2025, marks World Intellectual Property Day, and this year’s theme will be music. The initiative highlights the relationship between the protection of intellectual property rights and the development of a musical landscape capable of connecting with other sectors. Through World IP Day, WIPO aims to celebrate the universal language of music and underscore […]
Co-owned Patent: Supreme Court Rewrites the Limits of the Faculty Of Use Of Each Co-owner
On February 18, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court issued Judgment No. 4131, redefining the boundaries of patent exploitation rights among co-owners in the absence of an agreement or consent from other co-owners. The Case The case involved a dispute between an Italian company and a Slovenian company, both co-owners of a patent for an industrial […]
EPO Patent Index 2024: Computer Technology Drives Innovation
The EPO, the European Patent Office, recently published the EPO Patent Index 2024, a collection of statistics that describes and captures the trend of patent applications filed with the EPO in 2024. The report reveals very interesting data, both in terms of the countries of origin of the applications and the sectors and trends that […]