Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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
Read more
Friday, August 28, 2020
The Court of Justice ruled about the notion of trade mark use according to the trade mark Directive, in the framework of online advertising.
Read more
Friday, August 21, 2020
The Court analyzed the Privacy Shield Decision - invalidated - and the Standard Contractual Clauses Decision.
Read more
Friday, August 14, 2020
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.
Read more
Friday, August 7, 2020
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".
Read more
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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.
Read more
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The Court of Justice on the interpretation of the term "addresses" in art. 8 of the Enforcement Directive
Read more
Monday, July 20, 2020
Two recent decisions on the undue association with the Ferrari brand, through both online and traditional means.
Read more
Monday, July 6, 2020
On 11 June 2020, the Court of Justice ruled that pharmaceutical companies can offer free samples of prescription drugs to doctors, not to pharmacists.
Read more
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
The Court ruled that the sale to a third party, out of Europe, of machines capable of implementing a European Patent did amount to contributory infringement.
Read more