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Pre-filing disclosure of invention to non-skilled audience may destroy novelty

Jacobacci & Partners
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Italy
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May 29 2013

According to a recently published decision of the Italian Board of Appeal, the level of skill and understanding of an audience to which a pre-filing

Devices included in complex trademark may be independently protected but the saga continues

Jacobacci & Partners
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Italy
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April 17 2013

After 20 years of litigation between Jägermeister and Zwack Unicum, the Court of Cassation has overturned two precedential decisions of the Court of

Late filing of Italian translation of European patent specifications allowed by Board of Appeal

Jacobacci & Partners
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Italy
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March 6 2013

A recent decision of the Italian Board of Appeal confirmed that it is possible to file the Italian translation of a European patent within two months

Patentability of intermediate chemical compounds is it time for a change?

Jacobacci & Partners
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Italy
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September 19 2012

A 2011 decision of the Court of Turin addressed the controversial issue of the patentability of so-called "intermediate chemical products", following the Italian courts' general approach to prevent the patentability of such intermediates

Preliminary declaration of non-infringement introduced but with limitations

Jacobacci & Partners
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Italy
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May 9 2012

Article 120 of the Industrial Property Code was amended by Legislative Decree 1312010 and now explicitly allows for a declaration of non-infringement in certain circumstances

Establishing the business courts for intellectual property

Jacobacci & Partners
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Italy
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February 15 2012

In 2003 Italy set up Specialised Divisions for Intellectual Property at 12 Italian courts

Interpreting the provisions governing the registration of names as trademarks

Jacobacci & Partners
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European Union, Italy
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September 28 2011

Elio Fiorucci filed an action to revoke Edwin Co Ltd's registration of the word mark ELIO FIORUCCI in International Classes 18 and 25

Board rules on confusingly similar device marks based on copyright protection

Jacobacci & Partners
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European Union, Italy
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March 10 2010

On 21st December 2004 Italian company Guccio Gucci SpA started invalidity proceedings (R17572007-2) against Community Trademark Registration 2357671 G GLITZY (device), held by José Alba Fernàndez

Import of products from another EU country insufficient to exhaust trademark rights

Jacobacci & Partners
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Italy
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February 17 2010

In Decision 8758 (23rd December 2009) the Tribunal of Turin held that the import of products from another EU member state is not sufficient to exhaust trademark rights

Supreme Court rules on protection of three-dimensional trademarks

Jacobacci & Partners
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Italy
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December 9 2009

On 29th October 2009 the Supreme Court issued Decision 2292909 regarding an appeal filed against a decision of the Italian Trademark Office refusing registration of a three-dimensional trademark