The UPCA provides patentees with a variety of provisional measures that may be quickly implemented to prevent suspected infringement without hearing the affected parties. In two recent decisions handed down by the Milan.

On 23 August 2023, the Examination Division of the European Intellectual Property Office rejectedthe application for the registration of the word trademark...

Italy is implementing significant amendments to its Cultural Heritage Law that will take effect in April 2026, fundamentally reshaping the export certificate regime for artworks. These changes include raising value thresholds, extending validity periods, and introducing new protections for foreign artists' works, all designed to reduce administrative burdens while maintaining cultural heritage safeguards.

On 22 March 2023, the General Court of the European Union (GC) handed down its decision in case T-617/21 (B&Bartoni spol. s r.o .v EUIPO) (the "Decision") concerning...

On 19 April 2023, the Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office ("EPO") issued its judgment No. T-2391/18 on the appeal against the Opposition Division's decision to maintain a patent...

On 27 June 2023, the Court of Florence issued its decision No. 1979/2023 (the "Decision") on revocation for non-use in relation to a trademark. The Court recalled that according to case-law and Directive (EU)...

On 26 July 2023, the General Court of the European Union (GC) handed down its decisions in case T-591/21 (Apart v EUIPO - S. Tous (Représentation d'un ours))...

On 20 April 2023, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued its judgment in joined Cases C‑775/21 and C‑826/21 (Blue Air Aviation SA v. UCMR – ADA and UPFR v. SNTFC) originating from the preliminary...

On 13 July 2023, the Board of Appeal of the EPO issued its Decision T 2465/19 on a case related to the experimental evidence required for a purported technical effect relied on for inventive step.

On 23 January 2023, the EPO Board of Appeal (the "BoA") handed down its decision in case T 0169/20 regarding a detergent container opposed on the grounds of lack...

On 14 March 2023, the Italian Supreme Court issued its decision No. 7378/2023 (Chantecler S.p.A. v Gens Aurea S.p.A.) on selective distribution systems and trademark exhaustion.

By order of 28 November 2023, the Court of Cassation affirmed that the jurisdiction of the Specialized Corporate Chamber, pursuant to Article 3(1)(b)...