Nov 23, 2018 | Distinctive Signs, News
With decision n. 26001 dated 17 October 2018, the Supreme Court again ruled on the validity of Ferragamo’s ‘Gancini’ three-dimensional trademark, inspired by the graphic form of the letter Ω (omega) and used also as a closure on the front of numerous...
Oct 31, 2018 | Distinctive Signs, News
In two important cases in which the oldest and world famous Neapolitan pizza parlor has been assisted by Sena & Tarchini law firm, the Court of Naples, with two separate decisions, has confirmed the exclusive rights on the name ‘Michele’ as a sign,...
Oct 19, 2018 | Appellations of origin and geographical indications, News
On 5 October 2018 the Official Gazzette n. 232 published the decree by the Ministry of agricultural, food, forestry and tourism policies dated 18 July 2018. This decree contains the general dispositions on the constitution and recognition of the consortiums on...
Sep 17, 2018 | Advertising, News
The Giurì dell’Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria, with Decision n. 45/2018 dated 26 June 2018 (the reasoning of which has been recently become known), has for the first time affirmed that an endorsement of a well known trademark (in this case Peugeot) by an influencer on...
Sep 17, 2018 | Copyright, News
On 12 September 2018 the European Parliament approved, with important tweaks, the proposal for a directive on Copyright law of the Committee on Legal Affairs of June 2018 The more debated amendments regard Articles 11 and 13. Art. 11 on the ‘protection of press...
Jul 6, 2018 | News, Patents
The decision n. 3165/2018 has been published on 27 June 2018 in a proceedings in which an inventor employee has been assisted by Studio Legale Sena e Tarchini against the employer company belonging to a multinational group. It has confirmed that the employer company...
