The Federal Government of Germany has just announced that it has deposited the instrument of ratification for the Protocol on the Provisional Application of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. This is a decisive step towards the start of
Continue Reading UPC news: Germany ratifies the Protocol on Provisional Application
With an order issued on 16 June 2021 (available here), the Court of Turin applied the proportionality principle in calibrating the scope of a preliminary injunction, with a carve out that excluded the application of the injunction to three
Continue Reading The Court of Turin applies the proportionality principle to a patent injunction in Edwards Lifesciences Corp. et al. v. Meril Life Sciences Private Ltd. et al.
On 19 July, the Italian House of Representatives approved the amendment of the current Intellectual Property Code (“IPC”), as proposed by the conversion law of the so-called Recovery Law Decree (law decree 31 May 2021, no. 77). Upon proposal of
Continue Reading Compulsory licensing: amendment approved by Italian Parliament for health emergencies
Con una recente ordinanza del 16 giugno 2021 (disponibile online qui), il Tribunale di Torino ha ribadito la possibilità per il giudice di modulare il provvedimento inibitorio emesso in un caso di contraffazione brevettuale, facendo applicazione del principio di
Continue Reading Ancora sulla possibilità di modulare le inibitorie brevettuali in applicazione del principio di proporzionalità
It seems that the long-awaited clarification by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on a number of open issues related to standard essential patent (SEPs) will have to wait a little longer after all.
Nokia and Daimler
Continue Reading Breaking News: Nokia v. Daimler SEP dispute (and CJEU referral) settled
In the recent decision of April 29, 2021, the EUIPO Cancellation Division provided relevant clarification concerning the most appropriate evidence to prove the use of a trademark in relation to specific goods and services claimed in large categories.
Facts of
Continue Reading Proof of use for trademarks registered in a wide categories of goods and services: the recent decision of the EUIPO on the “NUTELLA” trademark
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
Continue Reading EPO released the Patent Index 2020: in the year of Covid-19, Italy plays a major role in healthcare innovation
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,
Continue Reading Contraffazione varietale: danno liquidato raddoppiando l’importo della royalty
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
Continue Reading ‘SEPs Expert Group Report’ published – a preliminary helicopter view
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
Continue Reading L’EUIPO fornisce criteri di rilevanza delle prove circa la notorietà di un marchio
