Participating in trade fairs and exhibitions offers a valuable opportunity for entrepreneurs to grow their business and showcase their innovations. However, disclosing an invention too early during these events can jeopardize its patentability. To be eligible for patent protection, an invention must be novel, inventive, and industrially applicable.
In recent years, the global economic landscape has undergone a quiet yet radical transformation: the focus of investment has shifted from tangible assets – machinery, real estate, infrastructure – to intangible ones such as Research & Development, intellectual property, trade secrets, know-how, software, and databases.
The recent case involving renowned Italian movie and TV series actor Raoul Bova has attracted significant public attention. Bova became the unwitting subject of widespread media exposure following the viral circulation of private messages and audio clips he had sent to a model.
The European Inventor Award is a prize awarded by the EPO (European Patent Office) every two years, to honor inventors who turn their ideas into concrete solutions capable of addressing major challenges of our time.
According to data compiled by The European House – Ambrosetti – one of the leading think tanks in Italy assisting companies in establishing reports and setting up projects and events in several economic fields – the agri-food supply chain, comprising the agricultural sector, the food and beverage industry and the intermediary, distribution and restaurant sectors, has grown by 34% compared to 2015.
We are pleased to announce that our team is expanding further. Joining us are Gian Antonio Pancot and Marilena Garis.
Each year, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) presents the WIPO Global Awards to recognize small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups and university spin-offs that have achieved significant commercial goals and improved society by exploiting innovations and creations protected by intellectual property rights.
As you may recall, starting from June 2nd, the SME Fund – which allows to obtain vouchers that give access to a partial reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the protection of intellectual property rights – was reopened in relation to Voucher 3 (Patents) and Voucher 4 (Plant Varieties).
Even in the area of Intellectual Property (IP), disputes can become lengthy, costly and complex. However, there is an effective and increasingly used tool for resolving conflicts: mediation.
On 18 June 2025, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued one of the most anticipated and significant decisions of recent years in the field of European patent law: Decision G 0001/24. This ruling, which originates from the referral made by the EPO Technical Board of Appeal in Case T 0439/22 between Philip Morris Products S.A
We are glad to share with you some exciting news about Simona Mantovani, Italian and European Trademark Attorney and member of Interpatent’s team since 2018.
We are glad to announce that, starting from 3 June 2025, Giorgio Contadin, a professional engineer with over twenty years of experience in the world of Intellectual Property, has joined our team.
Italy’s innovation ecosystem demonstrated resilience and dynamism in 2024, as highlighted in the annual report by the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM). Here below is a diagram, published by the UIBM, of the percentages of national patent applications in 2024.
The recent election of the new Pope has sparked renewed interest in intellectual property in the Vatican. The Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, or simply the Vatican, being a sovereign country and seat of the Catholic Church, adopts a very rigorous protection of its religious symbols and its identity…
As you know, the SME Fund managed by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) offers European and Ukrainian small and medium enterprises the opportunity to benefit from partial reimbursements in several fields of Intellectual Property.
