On July 7th 2024, the Court of Appeal of the United States issued an important judgment on the protection of a meme, generally known as an image or video that, combined in some cases with a caption, is usually aimed at entertaining and made to be widely shared on the internet, mainly through social media. […]
Orange on trial. When a color becomes a trademark
LVMH’s champagne orange faces a setback The well-known “Veuve Clicquot” wine trademark, owned by the notorious champagne house LVMH group, was at the center of a complex legal battle in defense of a distinctive characteristic of its products: the orange shade of its bottles label. This case shed light on the strict probatory standards requested […]
Court of Justice of the European Union: yes to damage compensation for theft of personal data from an app
On June 20, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a significative decision on the right to compensation of damages caused by the breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Reg. 2016/679 GDPR). The decision came from the preliminary ruling requests proposed by the Court of Munich (Amtsgericht München) in […]
Influencers as commercial agents? The decision of the Court of Rome
Many companies, even multinational, promote their products and services through influencers. One of the main advantages for companies of choosing this promotional channel is being able to reach easily millions of people, that is the followers of the influencers. In particular, their notoriety and related persuasive power are used to guide the purchase choices of […]