On 6 November 2023 the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) published the report on IP activities register around the world in 2022. Starting from data provided by national and regional intellectual property offices, the WIPO report examines 2022 filings statistics and analyzes the trends of the economy based on creative activities. Patent Applications increase In […]
On June 1, 2023, the European patent with unitary effect came into effect. The new system entered into force after the ratification of the International Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC), 20 years after the first proposal of the European Commission to create a “community patent”. How the unitary patent works The unitary patent […]
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 […]
The European Data Protection Board (EPDB) updated guidelines 05/2021 on extra-UE personal data transfer. The new guidelines, issued on the 14th of February 2023, include many practical examples to guide operators in the GDPR application. The Concept of International Data Transfer The EDPB recalls that GDPR does not provide a legal definition of “transfer of […]
April 26, 2025, marks World Intellectual Property Day, and this year’s theme will be music. The initiative...
