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After spending almost 50 years in business, Bugnion S.p.A. ranks among the leading European industrial property consulting companies. With its office…
Bugnion SpA | Italy | 9 Jan 2023
The New Admininstrative Revocation and Invaliditiy actions in Italy: main features
With Ministerial Decree no. 180/2022 (published in the Official Gazette on 29.11.2022), the Italian Government has completed the…
Bugnion SpA | European Union, Italy | 1 Dec 2022
Italy: Radical amendments to the trademark system
In the months to come a highly anticipated and most significant amendment to the Italian trademark system will come into force, that is, the…
Bugnion SpA | European Union, Italy | 29 Aug 2022
Wake up and do something! Acquiescence explained.
The EU Trademark Law system does not have, unlike the US, a legal concept of “incontestability”. Instead, it has “acquiescence”, a defence against…
Bugnion SpA | Italy | 26 Aug 2022
AC Milan’s trademark defeat: a misfire over meaning
Many IP newsletters, blog posts, and articles spoke about the fact that the Sixth Chamber of the General Court of the European Union had rejected the…
Bugnion SpA | European Union, Italy | 1 Jul 2022
Reimbursement of the legal costs for the enforcement of IP rights in the EU: “The winner takes it (almost) all”
When a IP Court awards the winning party the reimbursement of the costs incurred, what exactly can be included in such an award and how to determine…
Bugnion SpA | Italy | 29 Jun 2022
Italy: Future changes to patent laws
On April 6, 2022, the Italian government presented a design of law (DDL) for changing the Italian Patent Code (CPI) which, once definitively approved…
Bugnion SpA | European Union, Italy | 29 Jun 2022
With trademark conflicts on the rise, General Court takes more lenient approach to use requirement
In Worldwide Machinery Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Case T‑316/21), the General Court has confirmed that trademark…
Bugnion SpA | European Union, Italy | 23 Jun 2022
Copyright and Author’s rights: the jig is up for leading digital platforms
With the Legislative Decree no. 177/2021, Italy has finally implemented the principles provided for by the EU Directive no. 790/2019 (known as…
Bugnion SpA | European Union, Italy, United Kingdom | 13 Jun 2022
Gone With The Wind? The GC just cannot let the UK go.
The UK finally said bye-bye to the EU, but for how long will UK-based rights still matter in deciding EUTM-related controversies? This is the subject…
Bugnion SpA | European Union, Italy | 13 Jun 2022
PDO “Bolgheri” vs Eutm “Bolgare’”: EUIPO’s lesson
Last March 21, 2022 the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO finally ruled the victory of our client Bolgheri Consortium against the mark BOLGARE’ owned by…
