The existence of a selective distribution network may be included among the ‘legitimate reasons’ for not exhausting trademark rights, provided that it complies with antitrust law, the trademarked product is a luxury item and there is a real harm to
14th International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium – October 17-18, 2018, Rosa Grand, Milan, Italy
Alexandre Le Ninivin interviendra dans la cadre du 14ème Symposium sur les faillites internationales qui se tiendra les 17 et 18 octobre prochain à Milan.
Accompagné d’autres experts internationaux, Alexandre débattra de l’impact des réformes en cours et à venir…
14th International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium – October 17-18, 2018, Rosa Grand, Milan, Italy
Alexandre Le Ninivin interviendra dans la cadre du 14ème Symposium sur les faillites internationales qui se tiendra les 17 et 18 octobre prochain à Milan.
Accompagné d’autres experts internationaux, Alexandre débattra de l’impact des réformes en cours et à venir…
Copyright infringement: the scope of injunction against ISP
As the proposed “Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market” suffers a halt with the European Parliament declining to vote and rescheduling approval for September 2018, one of the main stumbling blocks is the likely ‘invasive’ nature Art. 13…
Italian Tax Court Rules On Inter-Company Loan Interest Withholding Tax, Beneficial Owner Withholding Exemption
By Marco Rossi
With its Ruling n. 4091 of June 12, 2017, the Eighth Department of Tax Commission (District Tax Court) of Milan, Italy ruled that upon the cancellation of an inter company loan from a Dutch parent company to its Italian…
No matter how rough, it is still counterfeiting!
The famous Italian luxury brand Ferragamo has recently won a case before the Court of Milan (judgement no. 7940/2017) concerning counterfeiting of its signature metallic-plate-ribbon applied at the tip of the “Vara” shoes, as shown in the image below.
The…
Should I stay or should I go: the Court of Milan rules on the possibility of deciding on an invalidity/infringement action pending opposition before the EPO
The Italian IP Code (Legislative Decree no. 30 of 10 February 2005) provides that, where an action for invalidity or infringement is filed before a court with reference to a not yet granted/registered IP title (patent, trademark, designs etc.), judgment…
全球反贿赂反腐败纵览：意大利篇
By King & Wood
作者：Ettore Scandale 金杜律师事务所米兰办公室
1.什么构成贿赂？
《意大利刑法典》规定，在国际商业交易 中，任何人以直接或间接获取不当利益为目 的贿赂或企图贿赂外国公职人员的，即属犯 罪。
意大利立法机关于2001年6月8日颁布的第231号法令首次将法人组织刑事责任原则引 入意大利法律。公司应对以下人员为公司的 利益或好处实施的某些刑事犯罪（包括贿 赂）承担法律责任： (i)代表、管理或负责 公司或其分支机构的人员（“关键人员”） ； 或 (ii) 受关键人员控制或监督的人员。为自 己或第三方利益行事的个人不会导致公司承 担法律责任。
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No Gift Tax Upon Gratuitous Transfers of Assets To a Trust
By Marco Rossi
The Regional Tax Commission of Lombardy Region (an appellate level tax court including the city and province of Milan in Northern Italy) with its ruling n. 2846/2016 issued on May 13, 2016 held that a gratuitous transfer of property to…
Ciani on IP Rights and Legal Protection for Culinary Creations
Jacopo Ciani, University of Milan, Faculty of Law, Private Law and History of Law Department, has published Intellectual Property Rights and the Growing Interest in Legal Protection for Culinary Creations in World Food Trends and the Future of Food 15-32…