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Attention to detail

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • April 16 2013

Italian jurisprudence is keen to protect licensors’ rights the key is ensuring that attention is paid to licence agreements

Still a marginal reality?

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
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  • October 29 2010

In Italy, the Civil Code and the Industrial Property Code ensure protection for unregistered marks, as well as other unregistered commercial signs (eg, insignia, business names and company domain names), but such protection is subject to strict conditions and a number of restrictions

Trademark enforcement

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
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  • April 30 2009

Italian statutory law provides all the tools necessary for the effective enforcement of trademark rights

Pharmaceutical trademarks

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
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  • August 30 2009

Inconsistencies in approach to the test of likelihood of confusion make it difficult to evaluate in advance the risks associated with adopting a pharmaceutical trademark in Italy

Internet issues

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
  • -
  • December 5 2008

Italian courts are still divided over the criteria to use to establish jurisdiction over infringement occurring online

Non-traditional trademarks

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
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  • July 1 2009

The conservative approach of the Patent and Trademark Office and the courts to the protection of non-traditional trademarks, as well as limited national case law on the issue, mean that much remains to be clarified with regard to the scope of protection of such signs

A detailed look at Italy’s regulatory regime on unfair advertising

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
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  • November 2 2009

Advertisers must take into consideration provisions of the Consumer Code and Legislative Decree 1452007 when devising a marketing campaign

Domain names against it all

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
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  • May 4 2010

In the internet era many signs, including domain names, enjoy distinctive character, and thus are used to attract consumers and to identify the source of goods

Italian law provides broader protection to well-known and famous marks

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
  • -
  • January 6 2010

While Italian legislation does not define what constitutes a well-known mark, their treatment as marks that ‘enjoy a reputation’ means that they enjoy wide protection

Power to the people

  • Bugnion SpA
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  • Italy
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  • September 1 2010

The relationship between image protection and trademarks is defined by the few articles in the Industrial Property Code that deal specifically with images and personal names in relation to trademarks