Podcast on Indicam on Air with Emanuela Truffo and Mariangela Ravasenga: "Protecting designations of origin before and after Brexit"

The Court of Justice issues its first decision on the principle of net neutrality

On 16 September 2020, the Court issued a preliminary ruling in joined cases C-807/18 and C-39/19, concerning the use of technical measures slowing down internet connections

CJEU, C-684/19: Trade mark use and online advertising

The Court of Justice ruled about the notion of trade mark use according to the trade mark Directive, in the framework of online advertising.

The CJEU in the Schrems II case: the invalidation of the Privacy Shield and reconsideration of the SCCs Decision

The Court analyzed the Privacy Shield Decision - invalidated - and the Standard Contractual Clauses Decision. 

The ruling of the Constitutional Court on the Law decree opening the market to other copyright intermediaries, other than SIAE

The Italian Constitutional Court ruled on the legitimacy of the Law decree opening up the Italian copyright management market to other subjects, other than the incumbent, SIAE.

European Patent Office: The Enlarged Board of Appeal in the “Pepper” case (G3/19)

The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal issued a landmark case on the interpretation of the scope of art. 53 (b) EPC, namely on the exception to patentability concerning "biological processes for the production of plants or animals".

CJEU, C-673/18: no supplementary protection certificate for a new therapeutic application of an active ingredient which has already been the subject of a previous marketing authorisation

The Court of Justice ruled that a second Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) cannot be granted, in case of a drug whose active ingredients are already covered by a previous marketing authorisation (MA), no matter if the (second) MA concerns a new therapeutic indication.

CJEU, C-264/19 (Constantin Film Verleih): The Court on the scope of the copyright holder’s right of information under the Enforcement Directive

The Court of Justice on the interpretation of the term "addresses" in art. 8 of the Enforcement Directive

The Court of Genoa and the Court of Milan on the unauthorized use of the "FERRARI" trademark through association to a designer’s brand, online and offline

Two recent decisions on the undue association with the Ferrari brand, through both online and traditional means.

CJEU, C-786/18: pharmaceutical companies cannot distribute to pharmacists free samples of drugs that are available only on prescription

On 11 June 2020, the Court of Justice ruled that pharmaceutical companies can offer free samples of prescription drugs to doctors, not to pharmacists.