Made in Italy is the first global distinctive sign using blockchain technology to certify the origin of the products and to trace the relative production phases. In particular, there are many governmental initiatives in force aimed to achieve an always higher protection of the sign at issue. A good example is the one represented by […]
Meta Pixel and Facebook Login: the Austrian DPA rejects Meta’s tracking tools
The Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB), with decision of March 6, 2023, stated that the use of Facebook Login and Meta Pixel tracking tools, provided by the American company Meta, involves the transfer of personal data to the USA infringing thus the prescriptions imposed by the GDPR for the transfer of data outside the EU. […]
Design and Component Part of a Complex Product: the Decision of the General Court
The General Court of the European Union, with decision of 22nd March 2023, ruled on the validity of the following community design registered with number 1202122-0001: Having as object an electrode constituting part of a welding torch, thus providing interesting insights on what can be qualified as “component part of a complex product” pursuant to […]
Hosting Provider: the Court of Rome clarifies the area of responsibility of the passive hosting
The Court of Rome, with decision no. 5700/2023 of 7 April 2023, ruled on the matter of the hosting provider responsibility for copyright infringements carried out by users of the platform. The case The case submitted to the Court of Rome concerned the abusive diffusion, on a video sharing platform, of a high quantity of […]