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In Italy, a remarkable judgment was rendered at the interface between competition law and patent law.

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:

Lo scorso 19 giugno, la Commssione Europea ha imposto una sanzione di € 93.800.000 all'azienda farmaceutica danese Lundbeck, oltre a sanzioni complessive per € 52.200.000 a diverse aziende produttrici di farmaci generici.

As of June 2024, Milan will begin hearing cases regarding patents classified in IPC Section (A), which includes pharmaceuticals.

It goes without saying that all innovative businesses should make every effort to protect their trade secrets, especially if it is a groundbreaking industry disruptive trade secret;

Google ha recentemente lanciato il cosiddetto "Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge" ("OPN Pledge"), un nuovo sistema che consentirà accesso gratuito a determinate tecnologie già brevettate per coloro che intendano sviluppare progetti open source a partire dalle stesse (i "Beneficiari").

On 27 April 2023, the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down its decision in Case C-104/22 (Lännen MCE Oy v Berky GmbH and Senwatec GmbH & Co KG) (the "Decision")...

The UPC has today (22 May) confirmed the languages for the 1st instance Local and Regional Divisions. As expected, the Regional Division covering Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia has adopted...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has reportedly sought trade mark protection for her voice amid rising concerns about AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic media. As artificial intelligence makes it increasingly easy to replicate voices and images, this case raises important questions about whether intellectual property rights can effectively protect public figures from digital impersonation and the broader legal challenges of safeguarding identity in an AI-driven world.

On 19 May 2023, the Court of Venice issued its decision No. 873/2023 (the "Decision") in relation to the infringement and validity of a design for barrier lifts.

Updates about current status of discussions regarding the third seat of the central division of the UPC recently surfaced on the Italian press and in parliamentary activities.