The ruling of the General Court of the European Union, in case T-426/23, concerned the challenge to the figurative European Union trademark consisting of a blue and yellow oval, used for the marketing of fresh fruit, in particular bananas. The Court declared the trademark partially invalid, confirming that this configuration does not possess distinctive character […]
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently published two reports that provide a detailed overview on innovation trends at global level. The first in the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024, which collects data useful to understand the performance of patent, trademark and design filings; the second one is the Global Innovation Index 2024, which […]
EUIPO Board of Appeal decision R 0005/2024-3 addresses a significant issue in Community design law, clarifying the evidentiary requirements for proving that a design has been disclosed. The Case On October 26, 2018, a company filed a Community design application, which was later transferred to another company. On September 22, 2022, the latter filed a […]
On July 3, 2024, the Italian Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy issued a decree on historical trademarks of national interest in implementation of Article 7, paragraph 5 of Law No. 206/2023 on Made in Italy. Initially, it is important to highlight that “historical trademarks of national interest” refer to those marks “registered for at […]
April 26, 2025, marks World Intellectual Property Day, and this year’s theme will be music. The initiative...
