A company dealing with coffee production and distribution sued, before the Court of Palermo, a joint-stock company operating in the same commodities sector asking to ascertain and declare that the latter was constrained by a coexistence agreement undersigned, at the time, by two sole proprietorships that the two companies, partied involved, had then succeeded. By […]
The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, by order no. 32408 of 7 July 2022, rejected the appeal brought by the well-known Maranello car manufacturer stating that the faithful reproduction of its classic car models not only does not infringe any industrial right or copyright but it does not represent also an act of unfair competition. […]
The European Court of Justice by decision 22 December 2022 (joined cases C-148/21 and C-184/21) clarified the notion of “use” of a trademark on the online market, redefining the boundaries of the responsibility of the provider of the marketplace for the illicit use of the trademarks of others. The Court expressed itself following the referral […]
As of 29th December 2022, it is possible to start the new administrative procedure to assess the revocation and to request the invalidity of a currently valid registered Italian trademark before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office. The new administrative procedure pairs the traditional judicial procedure aiming at simplifying and speeding the resolution of disputes […]
April 26th is World Intellectual Property Day, promoted by WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization. The theme...
