The Cancellation Division of EUIPO has recently decided on the invalidity of the European figurative trademark no. 18118853 having as object the famous Banksy work called “The Flower Thrower”. Banksy’s “Flower Thrower” Trademark The application for invalidity, based on the applicant’s bad faith as well as on the descriptiveness and/or non-distinctiveness of the sign at […]
With decision of 20 October 2023 (case r 850/2022-1), the first Board of Appeals of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) confirmed the decision of the Cancellation Division, establishing the invalidity of the three-dimensional trademark constituted by the famous Rubik’s Cube. The first decision of the EUIPO Cancellation Division The “magic cube”, invented in […]
The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation recently decided on the “Vespa” case of the company Piaggio, with ruling no. 33100/2023, excluding that a product that has acquired artistic value can be registered as a three dimensional trademark. Are the notions of artistic value and substantial value similar? In 2001, art. 2 of the law no. […]
On December 27 2023 law no. 206/2023 – which aims to enhance and promote the excellence productions and the Italian cultural heritage, as they are considered strategic for the growth of national economy – came into effect. This recent legislative intervention introduces a number of dispositions protecting the made in Italy, including the possibility to […]
April 26th is World Intellectual Property Day, promoted by WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization. The theme...
