With a detailed and significant ruling for the protection of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), the General Court of the European Union upheld the appeal brought by the Comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne and the Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité (INAO), partially annulling the decision of the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual […]
Pastiche in Copyright Law: The Opinion of the EU Advocate General
On June 17, the EU Advocate General delivered their opinion regarding the second preliminary reference before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a dispute between a German music group and several producers. Specifically, the opinion clarified certain aspects related to the “pastiche” exception provided by the InfoSoc Directive (Directive 2001/29/EC) in light […]
Generative AI: 5 Million Euro Fine for Company Managing Replika Chatbot
With order No. 10130115, issued on April 10, 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante privacy) has fined the company operating the “Replika” chatbot and initiated a further investigation to verify the correct processing of personal data by the AI system underlying the service. How the Replika Chatbot Works Replika is a chatbot developed and […]
Fair Use in AI: Court Rules in Favor of Anthropic
Long awaited, on June 23, 2025, the first historic decision on fair use was issued, marking a point in favor of Anthropic, followed two days later by a second decision that declared Meta’s victory on the same topic. In both cases, these are interim decisions that will have to be followed by a final ruling, […]