Friday, April 17, 2020
The Court of Justice ruled in the Coty/Amazon case, concerning the interpretation of the notion of trade mark use, relating to the storage of goods in view of putting them on the market, excluding the responsibility of the marketplace.
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Monday, April 6, 2020
The rental of motor vehicles equipped with radio receivers does not constitute communication to the public, within the meaning of Directives 2001/29/EC and 2006/115/EC.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Court of Justice on EU collective trademarks: the notion of distinctiveness and the assessment of the likelihood of confusion, including the applicability of case law concerning individual marks.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Italian Supreme Court rules on parasitism and below cost sales, analysing the existing links with competition law notions, such as the abuse of a dominant position.
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Friday, March 13, 2020
The Court of Justice on the correct definition of "accepted principles of morality" under EU trade mark law.
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Italy is the first country in Europe to now adopt stricter precautionary measures to combat the spread of COVID-19. These require all companies to adapt how they organize and operate quickly and efficiently.
Our firm is prepared for this scenario and all our professionals, staff and collaborators are already active in working remotely.
We therefore confirm our ability to provide the usual level of operational capacity and to support you in ensuring continuity to your business.
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Thursday, February 27, 2020
The Italian Competition Authority on the assessment of contractual practices in the national wheat seeds market. Fines issued against the exclusive licensee of the "Cappelli" seeds, a wheat variety belonging to traditional, uncommon grains.
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Monday, February 24, 2020
The Court of Justice on the rules about public access to documents, in a case concerning the request for access to a medicinal product's MA file. The Court excluded the application of the general presumption of confidentiality.
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
Trade marks cannot be declared wholly or partially invalid for lack of sufficient clarity and precision with regard to the specification of goods and services. Applying to register a mark with no intention to use, or intending to use it only for some goods and services may amount to bad faith.
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Monday, February 10, 2020
The EU Court of Justice rules on the competition law aspects of agreements settling patent disputes between the patent owner and the manufacturers of the corresponding generics drugs.
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