An Emblematic Victory in Copyright and Cultural Heritage Disputes. The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, with order no. 12956 filed on May 14, 2025, has definitively rejected the appeal filed by Sony Music Entertainment Italy (SMEI) against the heirs of the celebrated singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti, as well as against the companies holding the music publishing […]
EUIPO Report: Generative AI and Copyright in the EU
On May 12, the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) published a report titled “The development of Generative Artificial Intelligence from a Copyright perspective“. This report was conducted by a research group from the School of Law at the University of Turin and the Nexa Center for Internet & Society at the Polytechnic University of […]
Italian Patents on the Rise: The UIBM Annual Report
As it does every year, the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM) has published its Annual Report on Patent Activities, which compiles data and statistics regarding patent applications received. In 2024, the UIBM received 12,242 Italian patent applications. Specifically, applications for industrial inventions totaled 10,148 (82.89% of the total), representing a 7.4% increase compared to […]
Apple and Meta Sanctioned for DMA Violations
On April 23, 2025, the European Commission officially announced that it had sanctioned tech giants Apple and Meta with fines totaling €700 million for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA is a European regulation aimed at ensuring fair competition in the digital market. This marks the first time Brussels has exercised the sanctioning […]