Author: D.ssa Giovanna Del Bene On 1 January 2023, the 12th edition of the Nice Classification came into force. This is an internationally recognized system, established following the Nice Conference in 1957, revised in Stockholm in 1967 and Geneva in 1977, and amended in 1979, which is used for the classification of goods and services […]
Author: Giovanna Del Bene After years of debate and negotiating, the new European Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC – with a local division in Milan) will be implemented in the first half of 2023. This event will have a relevant impact non only on future European patents, but also on already existing […]
Author: Dr.ssa Giovanna Del Bene On 29 November 2022, the Regulation implementing Decree No. 180 of 19 July 2022 of the Ministry of Economic Development was published in the Official Gazette, containing amendments to Decree No. 33 of the Minister of Economic Development of 13 January 2010, implementing the Industrial Property Code adopted by Legislative […]
The Unified Patent Court has been officially launched and this event will affect your European patent applications and European granted patents. The Unified Patent Court Agreement The Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) will enter into force at the beginning of next year, most likely on 1st April 2023. This event will have a relevant impact […]
The packaging of the products is nowadays more and more important, being a factor that would dictate the choice of the consumers during the purchase decision. It is part of the marketing strategies and so recipient of investments of the companies, becoming an asset that plays a part in distinguishing the products in the market […]
In principle, the owner of a registered trademark should use the sign as it is registered. However, in the business practice, the trademark is often used in a different manner due to business needs that require to adjust the sign, for example, through stylistic changes or using it together with other graphic elements or words. […]
As of 31 December 2020, the transition period comes to an end and the EU law will not apply anymore to the UK. The consequences of this event will affect many sectors, among which the one of the intellectual property. The following describes which are the effects on the European Union trademarks (EU Trademarks) as […]
On September 14, the first significant bilateral agreement between the European Union and China was signed for the mutual recognition of food products protected as geographical indication (GI). This agreement is of fundamental importance for economic and trade cooperation between the European Union and China. The agreement will assure the protection of 100 Chinese products […]
WHEN THE SHAPE IS NOT DISTINCTIVE IN ITSELF The IP offices of the European Trade Mark and Design Network continue to collaborate in the context of the Convergence Programme. They have now agreed on a Common Practice with regard to the distinctiveness of three-dimensional marks (shape marks) containing verbal and/or figurative elements when the shape […]