World Intellectual Property Report 2026: Technology on the Move is the new report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), dedicated to the way in which technology, nowadays increasingly central, spreads throughout the world. The objective of this study is essentially to provide policymakers, entrepreneurs and researchers with an overview of the dynamics of […]
Copyright and Protection Of Simple Photographs: What Changes With Italy’s Simplification Law
With Law No. 182 of 2 December 2025, the legislature has intervened decisively, and in many respects unexpectedly, in the field of copyright, amending a provision that had remained substantially unchanged for decades. The subject of the intervention is Article 92 of the Italian Copyright Law (LdA), which governs the protection of so-called “simple photographs”, […]
Use of a trademark as hashtag and protection of a position mark: the Dr. Martens case
With its judgment of 30 July 2024, the Milan Court ruled on an interesting dispute concerning the well-known footwear trademark Dr. Martens. In the case at hand, the claimant company, owner of the trademark in question, alleged infringement of its rights, arguing that the defendant, without authorisation and for the purpose of promoting its own […]
Artificial intelligence: the first draft of the European Code of Conduct on the Transparency of AI-generated content
The European Commission has made public the first draft of the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, a document intended to play a central role in the implementation of Article 50 of the AI Act. The Code aims to provide a shared operational framework to ensure that content generated or manipulated by artificial […]