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A new wake-up call regarding the importance of genuine use for trade mark owners On September 2, 2024, the EUIPO Board of Appeal (the...
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By the Trade Marks Group at Bird & Bird
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In the world of funeral services, the recent Taffo family trade mark dispute in Italy has drawn significant attention. The Court of Rome...
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Court of Venice ascertains that use of the words “Balsamico di…” and “Ristretto di Balsamico…”, alone or together with “aceto”, for...
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Case reference – Italian Supreme Court, Giovanni Acanfora + alter vs Legea S.r.l., decision n. 10637/24, 19 April 2024 Summary In a...
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By PI order of December 27, 2023, the IP Specialized Division of the Court of Rome provided some interesting remarks regarding the...
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To what extent can product packaging be an illicit look-alike of a competitor’s product packaging? A ruling by the Court of Turin...
The European Parliament and Council adopted the new Regulation On 23 April 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and...
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It is well known that one of the main functions of a trade mark is to identify a person or trader’s products or services. In this way,...
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On 20th September 2023, the Italian Supreme Court issued an interesting decision that clarifies some questions concerning the...
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By judgment of April 17, 2023, the Court of Milan, holding on a case of trade mark infringement in the apparel sector, condemned the...
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In a case handled by our Italian IP team some time ago (which was previously reported on this blog here), the Court of Turin first, and...
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Italian wine: a worldwide excellence but also source of several trade mark infringement disputes. This time, in Bricco Maiolica vs....
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At what point can the reproduction of a well-known sign on miniature models be deemed as infringing third party trade marks? In decision...
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While famous Hermès vs Rothschild and Nike vs. StockX disputes are still pending, Italy has issued the first European decision on...
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Italian Supreme Court, January 28, 2022, order no. 2648 Pursuant to Article 2, paragraph 4 of the Italian Intellectual Property Code...
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Italian case law pronounces once more on bad faith trade mark filings in the context of extending pre-existing trade mark rights with the...