SUMMARY
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ITALIAN IP LAW
The new civil process and revision of the Industrial Property Code: what’s changed and what is going to change for IP cases
Protection against infringement has been strengthened: more stringent penalties for infringers and new administrative sanctions for those purchasing counterfeit goods
The Court of Cassation clarifies the transitory system for trade marks having a reputation
THE CASE
The “extended” protection for trade marks having a reputation may not be invoked against those who lawfully used an identical or similar trade mark prior to extension of protection (Court of Cassation, 9 July 2005, no. 14473) – The full text of the decision
THE ARTICLE
Protection of biotech inventions and GMOs in Italy – The updated version of an article by Prof. Cesare Galli published in the review Rivista di Diritto Industriale
ABOUT US
Prof. Cesare Galli has been appointed a member of the Commission of Experts at the Ministry of Productive Activities which was set up for the purposes of revising the new Industrial Property Code
Recent IP decisions obtained by our firm (Trade Secrets: Seizure and description of stolen documents and improvements thereof made by the infringer – Patents: Relationship between nullity and infringement actions; Multiple independent infringers; Validity and infringement of Utility Models – Trade Marks: The transitory system of extended protection for trade marks having a reputation; Partial imitation of the trade mark – Unregistered designs and models: Prerequisites for protection – Antitrust Law: Limits on the jurisdiction of the trial courts)
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