We are delighted to announce that Manuela Bruscolini will attend the 76th Council Meeting of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA 2024), to be held from 18 to 21 November 2024 in the bustling heart of Metro Manila, a unique networking opportunity to connect with IP professionals and industries from Asia and across the globe.
After reopening not a long time ago, Voucher 1 (not usable in Italy), Voucher 2 and Voucher 3 of the EUIPO SME Fund have recently been closed again due to exhaustion of available funds.
The Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 issued by the European Union and effective 1 August 2024 (so-called “AI Act”) is the first regulation in the world that sets rules to artificial intelligence, a technology which is increasingly impacting on the lives of us all. Artificial intelligence has powerfully emerged as a tool to simplify the creation of content – text, images, video, audio, software code, etc.
Italy, among several other countries, provides for the possibility of a License of Right in respect of patent applications or granted patents. Provided that no exclusive license has been recorded with the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, a licence for non-exclusive use of that invention can be offered to the public either upon filing of the patent application or during pendency of the application or after grant of the patent.
As known, a seniority claim enables the holder of a European trademark (EUTM) to claim prior rights in one or more EU member states based on existing national trademarks in the countries concerned. If the claim is successful, it retroactively extends the EUTM’s protection in those countries to the date of the earlier national registrations, which therefore might not necessarily be kept in force.
