On 8 March 2023, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) issued its decision on the refusal of Application No. 018647205 filed by Burberry Limited for a European Union...

Silhouette, azienda austriaca leader mondiale nel mercato degli occhiali di alta gamma senza montatura, ha realizzato con Callegari & Martini Avvocati una vincente attività di enforcement dei propri diritti di proprietà intellettuale alla fiera dell’ottica e occhialeria MIDO tenutasi a Milano dal 2 al 4 marzo.

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 27 June 2023, the Technical Board of Appeal ("TBoA") of the EPO referredto the Enlarged Board of Appeal ("EBoA") three questions of law in relation to the possibility...

On 13 September 2023, the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Intellectual Property Office rejected the application for registration of a figurative representation of a virtual firearm, ...

On 24 March 2023, the Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (the "EUIPO") issued his Decision No. EX-23-2, approving the new edition of the Guidelines...

In February 2023, the General Court of the European Union (GC) handed down its decision in case T-300/22 (Domaine Boyar International v EUIPO...

Broccoli, a popular vegetable in the continental cuisine, has its native origin from the Mediterranean region and has been grown in Italy ...

On 8 March 2023, the General Court of the European Union (the "GC") handed down its decision in case T-372/21 (Sympatex Technologies GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property...

In July 2023, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published the "Report on the litigation trends regarding the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets" (the "Report").

Secondo quanto riportato dalla stampa svedese e internazionale, Google è recentemente dovuta intervenire a tutela del proprio marchio a fronte di una minaccia di volgarizzazione.

In a judgement published on 9 February 2015 (No. 1699/2015), the judges of the specialized intellectual property ('IP') Section of the Milan Court outlined the limits to the use of an individual's image, in the absence of his/her consent.

Just a couple of days ago, the announcement by the Court that no agreement could be reached among Member States and therefore the competencies of the London seat of the Central Division...

As reported by the website of the Italian Ministry of Justice, a bilateral meeting took place on the 27th of November between Mr. Carlo Nordio, the Italian Minister of Justice, and Mr. Marco Buschmann, his German counterpart.

The European Commission's recent communication outlines the changes most likely to follow after the withdrawal date, the most stringent of which are as follows: