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 has resumed accepting new applications and processing cases that were already pending with a foreign applicant.

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 entry into force of the UPCA, the proprietor of a granted European patent will have the opportunity to file a “request for unitary effect” at [...]

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 third parties, afterwards. In fact, the company still made a profit from the invention. Furthermore, the Cassation confirmed that, if the company and the employee [...]

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 act in Court, as it has been up to now, but it is expected that the new administrative procedure - if it proves to be [...]