With sentence of December 13th 2021, no. 10280/2021, the Court of Milan – by listing the criteria able to distinguish a successful product from a work of art – pointed out when a product destined to be on the market has artistic value. The case concerned the counterfeiting of a popular handbag created by the […]
With decision of November 29th 2021, rendered in the proceeding R 2421/2022-1, the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) returned to rule on the shape trademark accepting the appeal of a well-known German car manufacturer that challenged the rejection of the registration, as a three-dimensional trademark, of the iconic “Bulli” van. On the basis of […]
New grants are available for European small and medium sized enterprises (SME) that want to register their trademarks, designs and patents. The Euipo SME Fund «Ideas Powered for business» is an initiative supported by the European Commission and implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office that allows SMEs established in Europe to ask for a […]
By decision of December 1st 2021, pronounced in case T-700/20, the Court of the European Union ruled on a case of invalidity of a trademark containing the reproduction of the PGI symbol (Protected Geographical Indication). In particular, the EU Court decided that the Board of Appeals of the European Union Intellectual Property Office erred in […]
April 26th is World Intellectual Property Day, promoted by WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization. The theme...
