Back in January of this year, the Commercial Chamber of the Milan Court issued an interesting order in the preliminary injunction proceedings instigated by Pest Control Office Limited against 24 Ore Cultura s.r.l., the organizer of an “unauthorized” exhibition of
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Selective distribution for luxury cosmetics: two recent rulings of the Court of Milan
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
Court of Rome ordered Vimeo to pay Euro 8.5 million in damages to Mediaset, largest commercial broadcaster in Italy
On January 10, 2019, the Commercial Chamber of the Court of Rome issued a decision on the applicability of the exemptions of liability provided for in Directive 2000/31 EC to internet service providers. With this decision, the video sharing platform
New Guidance on FRAND Licensing for 5G SEPs Open for Consultation
In the aftermath of the publication of the Commission’s Communication on standard essential patents (SEPs), two rival workshops were established within the framework of the European Standards Organizations CEN and CENELEC with the purpose of establishing a code on best
Blockchain: semplificazione e lotta alla contraffazione in Cina
La blockchain si sta facendo strada anche nell’IP quale strumento di lotta alla contraffazione.
Questa tecnologia, sviluppata come sistema per concludere transazioni finanziarie e che letteralmente significa catena di blocchi, consente la creazione di un database distribuito per la gestione
Recent GDPR Developments in Italy
Recent GDPR Developments in Italy
Can we say that Italy took the new privacy rules set out in GDPR seriously?
Italian businesses have carried out many preparatory activities in view of 25 May 2018, the date of full applicability of
Unwired Planet upheld on appeal – a few comments on the spot
As all FRAND aficionados should already know, with a judgment handed down yesterday the Court of Appeal of England and Wales upheld Birss J’s first instance decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei (the appeal decision is available here, whilst
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
The Importance of Being “Messi”. The “MESSI” Judgment of the General Court of the EU and how Fame of the Trademark Owner Can Influence the Strength of the Trademark.
With a judgement dated 26 April 2018, the General Court of the EU held that the famous Argentinian football player – and multiple Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Andrès Messi, could register his mark ‘MESSI’ for sports and gymnastics clothing, footwear
Selective distribution and trademark enforcement: recent trends
A landmark decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued on 6 December 2017 confirmed that a supplier of luxury goods may prohibit authorised retailers part of a selective distribution system from selling its products on third party e-commerce