New WIPO Design Law Treaty
On November 22, 2024, a WIPO Diplomatic Conference of Member States adopted a new Treaty referred to as “Riyadh Design Law Treaty”. The Treaty aims to make international design procedures more predictable, so that it [...]
EU Design Reform is forthcoming
A legislative revision of EU Designs entered into force on December 8, 2024; EU Member States will have 36 months to transpose it into their national law. This legislative revision includes a recast Directive on [...]
Beware of Russia
Due to the current embargo, many companies have interrupted sales in Russia and, therefore, the use of their brands, whose registrations can risk cancellation for non use, as time passes. There is also an increase [...]
Company names in Saudi Arabia
In this country it has become mandatory to register the company name in the Company Register if you operate in the territory. There are heavy penalties for failure to comply. There are rules for disputes [...]
Brands of national interest
Last July 2024, a decree innovated the legislation regarding these brands and does not refer only to the so-called "Historical Brands" registered in the specific Register but to all Italian brands of particular national interest [...]
EUROPEAN PATENT WITH UNITARY EFFECT: UPDATE
From June 2023 to July 2024, more than 30,000 European patents with unitary effect were granted by the European Patent Office (EPO). There were more than 1,700 applications from Italy, representing more than 5% of [...]
Bad performance.
In 2018, the Danish Jagger fastfood tried to register its name as a Community trade mark (Eutm), for restaurant services. However, it was opposed by Musidor, the record company of the Rolling Stones frontman, on [...]
Design – Benefits of Registered Design protection
In Great Britain, the well-known store Marks and Spencer (M) filed an infringement lawsuit against Aldi Stores (A) on the basis of its Registered Designs for gin bottles containing gold flakes and an integrated light. [...]
Indonesia – The brand is “fashion”
The Indonesian Ministry of Industry requires importers of textiles, bags and footwear to submit copies of registration certificates in Indonesia when applying for an import authorization. This means that the Certificate of Registration must be [...]
Music for IP Attorneys
Globally, the singer of the moment is Taylor Swift. The blonde star began registering her own trademarks in 2008, building an impressive portfolio of trademarks. Any numbers? In the US Federal Trademark Registry alone, there [...]