Category Archives: Patents & Inventions

The protection of Know-How in Italy

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The last article dealt with the object of know-how. Now, we have to analyze what is the protection of secret information. Article 99 of Industrial Property Code (IPC) – subject to the law of unfair competition – gives the rightful holder of company information and experience the right to prohibit third parties, except for its […]

Reimbursement of the damage without its proof

The Court of cassation with judgement 20716 of September 4, 2017 faced the thorny topic of the reimbursement of a damage caused by a patent counterfeiting reaffirming some important principles. In the case at hand, an Italian company- accused of having counterfeited the patent of a German undertaking – was condemned to reimburse the damage […]

Privacy

On May 25 the laws of the European Regulation on Privacy will be applicable. Undertaking will go through many adaptation. Here you can download a free guide on the news privacy_eng

The protection of know-how in Italy

know-how

In Italy, trade secret is regulated by art. 98 of the Industrial Property Code (Codice della Proprietà Industriale or CPI in brief). In particular, this article provides for the protection of all company information as well as technical and industrial experiences, including commercial ones, that are subject to the legitimate control of the holder. Art. […]