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EPO released the Patent Index 2020: in the year of Covid-19, Italy plays a major role in healthcare innovation

By Nicolò Mosiello

April 12, 2021

The European Patent Office (EPO) released the Patent Index 2020, which gives an overview of the filing activities in the EU during the past year. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic’s dramatic impact on all aspects of the economy, the number of patent applications filed only slightly declined with a 0.7% decrease compared to 2019. In this scenario, Italy emerges as one of the fastest-growing European countries in the healthcare innovation sector, achieving an increase in…

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Contraffazione varietale: danno liquidato raddoppiando l’importo della royalty

By Domenico Anacleto

February 17, 2021

Con recente sentenza n. 179 del 29 gennaio 2021, il Tribunale di Genova ha liquidato il danno da contraffazione di una privativa varietale raddoppiando l’importo calcolato con il criterio della royalty ex art. 125 CPI. Il caso aveva ad oggetto la illecita moltiplicazione e commercializzazione, da parte di un distributore di sementi emiliano, della nota varietà di grano tenero denominata ‘Bandera’, protetta a livello europeo dal gruppo sementiero francese RAGT e gestita dalla società francese SICASOV in qualità di mandatario. Il Tribunale di Genova, dopo aver accertato la…

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‘SEPs Expert Group Report’ published – a preliminary helicopter view

By Vittorio Cerulli Irelli

February 12, 2021

The long awaited ‘SEPs Expert Group report’ has been published on Wednesday 10 February on the European Commission’s website (available here). As readers will recall (see here for further details and group members), the expert group was set up by the Commission in July 2018, with the task of providing economic, legal and technical expertise to assist the Commission in considering policy measures to ensure a balanced framework for the efficient licensing and valuation…

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L’EUIPO fornisce criteri di rilevanza delle prove circa la notorietà di un marchio

By Flavia Tamburrini

February 5, 2021

Con una recente decisione del 22 gennaio 2021, la Divisione di Opposizione dell’EUIPO ha chiarito quali siano le prove più idonee a dimostrare la notorietà di un marchio. Fatti del procedimento Nella primavera del 2020, un’azienda italiana, attiva nel settore fashion e titolare del segno “PLEASE”, presentava opposizione contro la domanda di marchio “PLEASE DON’T BUY”. L’opponente motivava la propria opposizione in base alla asserita notorietà del marchio anteriore azionato, ai sensi dell’art. 8, paragrafo…

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The EU General Court provides clarification on the minimum degree of distinctive character applied to trademarks consisting of slogans

By Flavia Tamburrini

January 29, 2021

With decision No. T-253/20, issued on 20 January 2021, the EU General Court annulled the decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal issued under Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR regarding the refusal of the registration of the word sign “IT’S LIKE MILK BUT MADE FOR HUMANS”. The decision provides significant clarification on the requirements to register trademarks consisting of slogans. Background of the proceedings On 14 March 2019, the applicant, Oatly AB, filed an application before the…

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FRAND licensing in an Unwired world (jurisdictional issues with global FRAND determinations, component level licensing, the “ND” prong of FRAND)

By Lorenzo Battarino

November 19, 2020

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What is the impact of the recent UK Supreme court Unwired Planet judgement? What is the current status of the component level licensing debate in Europe? How do courts currently construe the non-discriminatory prong of the FRAND undertaking and what is the role of such element from an economic perspective? These are some of the topics discussed in a recent online seminar held by Bocconi University, in the framework of their LL.M. in Law of…

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The Regulation (EU) 2020/1209 Amends Standard Forms for Customs Enforcement of IP Rights

By Daniele Amitrano

September 4, 2020

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The customs enforcement of intellectual property rights in the EU is governed by Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, which provides that, where Customs Authorities suspect that goods under their supervision infringe intellectual property rights, they may suspend the release of or detain the goods whether at their own initiative or upon application. Regulation (EU) 2020/1209, published on 21 August 2020, introduced some amendments to the forms to be used to submit an application requesting that Customs…

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The EU General Court provides clarification on trademarks consisting of slogans, advertising messages, idiomatic expressions

By Flavia Tamburrini

July 22, 2020

With the decision No. T-156/19, issued on 13 May 2020, the EU General Court confirmed the refusal of the registration of the wordmark “we’re on it” under Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR. The decision provides significant clarification on trademarks consisting of slogans, advertising messages, idiomatic expressions, and indications of quality or incitements to purchase the goods or services which they designate. Background of the proceedings On 14 July 2017, the plaintiff, Koenig & Bauer AG, filed…

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New rules against ambush marketing in Italy: a welcome improvement or a missed chance?

By Lorenzo Battarino & Maria Antonia Zerbi de Blasio di Palizzi

June 22, 2020

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In view of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Games, Italian legislators have been revisiting the legislation currently in place and have brought into force some additional and useful measures to protect official advertisers of the Olympics against the so-called ‘ambush marketing’. On 13 May 2020, Law 31/2020 came into force amending and converting the Law Decree of 11 March 2020, no. 16, which set out urgent provisions relating to the organisation and holding of the 2026…

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Le piante non sono brevettabili. La discussione è chiusa?

By Vincenzo Acquafredda

June 10, 2020

Si riaccende il dibattito sulla brevettabilità delle piante e l’Ufficio europeo dei brevetti con parere (G 3/19) dello scorso 14 maggio reso dalla Commissione Allargata di Ricorso abbandona la sua precedente posizione e stabilisce la non brevettabilità delle piante ottenute esclusivamente da un procedimento essenzialmente biologico. Questo cambio di rotta mira a risolvere l’impasse venutosi a creare tra quanto deciso nei procedimenti G2/12 e G2/13, ( meglio noti come “Tomato II” e…

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Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati Blogs

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EPO released the Patent Index 2020: in the year of Covid-19, Italy plays a major role in healthcare innovation

Contraffazione varietale: danno liquidato raddoppiando l’importo della royalty

‘SEPs Expert Group Report’ published – a preliminary helicopter view

L’EUIPO fornisce criteri di rilevanza delle prove circa la notorietà di un marchio

The EU General Court provides clarification on the minimum degree of distinctive character applied to trademarks consisting of slogans

FRAND licensing in an Unwired world (jurisdictional issues with global FRAND determinations, component level licensing, the “ND” prong of FRAND)

The Regulation (EU) 2020/1209 Amends Standard Forms for Customs Enforcement of IP Rights

The EU General Court provides clarification on trademarks consisting of slogans, advertising messages, idiomatic expressions

New rules against ambush marketing in Italy: a welcome improvement or a missed chance?

Le piante non sono brevettabili. La discussione è chiusa?

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