It is often said that unity is strength. In the world of innovation, this is almost a rule: collaborations between companies, technological joint ventures, and research projects between universities and private entities are important drivers of progress.
On 4 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the joined cases C-580/23 (Mio) and C-795/23 (Konektra), clarifying key principles governing the copyright protection of works of applied art, including functional and industrial design products.
UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has officially included Italian cuisine in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Meeting in New Delhi, the Intergovernmental Committee approved the inscription of the nomination entitled “Italian cuisine between sustainability and bio-cultural diversity”.
