The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) stated that the transmission of a work protected by copyright to a court, as evidence in a judicial proceeding between individuals, does not fall within the concept of “communication to the public” referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29 (so-called “Infosoc Directive”). The case The […]
The Court of Cassation, with judgement no. 8433 of April 30th 2020, confirmed once again that a project of interior design can benefit from the protection provided by art. 5 n. 2 of the Italian Copyright Law. The interior design of a store can be protected if it contains: “ a unified project, a pattern […]
On May 27th 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the leading authority on protection of industrial and intellectual property, presented WIPO PROOF, a new online service that provides a tamper-proof evidence of the existence of a digital file at a precise point in time. By uploading the file on the website https://wipoproof.wipo.int/ and paying […]
Newspaper and magazine articles fall under the work of arts protected by copyright. Articles 38-45 of the Italian Copyright Law explicitly recognizes them as creative works. Jurisprudence confirms the protection of the single article and which was also recognized with judgment no. 12314/2015 by the Supreme Court of Cassation. Nevertheless, the Italian Copyright Law includes […]
To help businesses, yesterday the Italian Patent and Trademark Office issued a decree according to which all time...
