First decision of the UPC Court of Appeal
The Order of 16 October 2023 of the UPC Court of Appeal establishes that the service of a Statement of claim without annexes does not affect the validity of the service, provided that the Statement [...]
Protecting company names in China
On October 1, 2023, the regulations for implementing the provisions on the administration of enterprise name registration issued by the China Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) came into force. The Rules apply to enterprises that [...]
EPO “ten-day rule” to be abolished with effect from 1 November 2023
Under the current Rule 126(2) EPC, relating to notification by postal services, Communications sent by the EPO are deemed to have been delivered on the tenth day following the date printed on the Communication ("Ten-Day [...]
The hissing goes away
The advent of the electric car also has effects on corporate brands. In recent months, Porsche has tried to record the hiss generated by its electric model when accelerating. However, the EUIPO rejected it for [...]
Amendment of the Italian Industrial Property Code
The draft law amending the Industrial Property Code has been definitively approved. The reform pursues the strengthening of the competitiveness of the country's economic system, the protection of industrial property and the administrative simplification and [...]
Italian cultural heritage and IP
With Decree dated 04.11.2023, the Minister of Culture intervened on the subject by publishing the "Guidelines for the determination of the minimum amounts of fees and considerations for the concession of use of the goods [...]
Libya update – Trademarks
Since November 2022, the Libyan Trademark Office had stopped processing the files and accepting new applications of foreign Applicants, limiting itself to managing cases in which the Applicant was Libyan. Since 28 May 2023 it [...]
Unified Patent Court and European Patent with Unitary Effect
On February 17, 2023 Germany has formally ratified the UPC Agreement (UPCA), thus finally allowing the Agreement and the related European Patent with Unitary Effect to enter into force on 1 June 2023. With the [...]
Reward to employee for patents
The Italian Supreme Court confirmed that an employee who developed an invention, without this falling within his specific duties, is entitled to a fair reward even if the patent was transferred by his company to [...]
ITALY – important news
December 29, 2022 is the date of entry into force of the regulation which allows for the presentation of trademark nullity or forfeiture actions before the Trademark Office (UIBM). It will always be possible to [...]