SUMMARY
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ITALIAN INDUSTRIAL LAW
The “anti-counterfeiting package” before Parliament. The renewal of the proxy for the revision of the Industrial Property Code is also under discussion.
Ratification by Italy of the EPC 2000 Treaty: new rules for European patents
The Italian implementation of Directive No 2005/29/C.E. on unfair commercial practices
The Ministerial Decree of October 3, 2007 introduces the search of precedence for Italian patents, entrusting its execution to the EPO, but it also contains a questionable rule on revocation
dSenate approves a bill to reintroduce the corporate process in industrial law cases
THE CASE
Trademark protection extends to all forms of hooking: the decisive importance of public perception (Court of Milan, August 27 2007) – The text of the measure and the appeal
THE ARTICLE
Trademarks, models, newspapers, domain names: a year of jurisprudence (October 2006-October 2007) – The summary of an article by Prof. Lawyer Cesare Galli in the course of publication in AIDA
ABOUT US
Prof. Cesare Galli called to be part of the Committee for the revision of the copyright law
The activity of Prof. Cesare Galli within the High Commissioner for the Fight against Counterfeiting
Chambers Guide «The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business» once again places our Firm among the leading law firms in Italy in the field of Intellectual Property, confirming Prof. Cesare Galli as one of the “number 1” lawyers in the sector and once again also pointing out Bogni as one of the leading Italian lawyers in the sector
Lawyer Caterina Paschi becomes part of the team of our Milan-based firm
Another Associate of our Firm ranks first overall at the PhD in Intellectual Property and Competition
Top Legal magazine interviews Prof. Cesare Galli on the new European labelling standards
Recent rulings on Intellectual Property obtained by our Firm (Trademarks: Protection against hooking; Counterfeiting by the unfaithful licensee; Inhibitory protection against infringement of delimitation agreements; Forfeiture for non-use – Patents: Renewal of technical consultancy; Connection and meeting of cases against persons involved at different levels in the allegedly counterfeit activity – Designs: Non-protectability of the “combination” model against the product that does not reproduce the dominant element of the protectable combination – Competition: Use of images from the licensor’s catalogue on the unfaithful dealer’s website; Unauthorized use of photographs of competitor’s products and breach of transaction – International IP activity of the Firm)
Our latest publications and conferences
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