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Conflict between an earlier trademark and a P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin): it is for the National Court to assess it
By decision n. 21191 of 13 September 2017, the joint sections of the divisions of the Supreme Court has recognized the competence of the National Ordinary Court for the action taken by Azienda Agricola Salaparuta s.p.a. based on its registered trademark 'Salaparuta'...
Selective distribution systems and the prohibition of online sales on marketplaces in the luxury goods sector
On December 6, 2017, the European Court of Justice handed down its ruling in the Coty case in Germany.The judgement clarifies the important subject of selective distribution contracts. The Court of Justice has infact confirmed that a contractual clause that prohibits...
Cloud computing the judgement by the EU Court of Justice
On 29 November 2017 the Court of Justice handed down its ruling in the proceedings VCAST Limited v. R.T.I. s.p.a. (Case C-265/16).On 7 September 2017the EU Advocate General stated in its opinion that 'cloud computing' relates to the access, through a...
Recent decision of the Court of Appeal on novelty and inventive step
On 19 January 2018 it was published the decision of the Bologna Court of Appeal in a case relating to a patent having as subject matter 'a particular kind of plastic packaging for glasses, sealing the glass directly to the neck of a bottle, allowing to fit the neck of...
Right to a fair premium: judgement by the Supreme Court
On 20 November 2017 the Supreme Court issued an important judgement in a dispute where Studio Sena and Tarchini assisted an inventor who had realised numerous and important inventions whilst, employed by an Italian company belonging to a multinational group, he...
Industrial and Intellectual Property Code II Edition updated to 16 September 2017
The second edition of the Italian Code of Industrial and Intellecutal Property by Prof. Giuseppe Sena and Prof. Silvia Giudici has just been published for I Blu Giuffrè. The Code contains all the rules relating to Industrial and Intellecutal Property pertaining to our...
Industrial Design and Copyright Law: the European experience
A congress was held on 3 July 2017 in the Aula Magna Tolentini at the Iuav University on the theme Industrial Design and Copyright Law in Europe, organised by the Association of Young Italian Lawyers. Prof. Giuseppe Sena concluded the works with an intervention...
Originator medicines, biosimilars and antitrust
On 30 May 2017 at Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, Sena & Tarchini Law Firm in collaboration with Ruccellai & Raffaelli Law Firm organized the congress on the topic: "Originator medicines, biosimilars and antitrust". Giancarlo Del Corno intervened with a very...