After ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) last May, on 1 September 2024 Romania joined the Unitary Patent (UP) system, thereby bringing the territorial coverage of the Unitary Patent from the original 17 Member States to 18 Member States.
A decision issued by the Court of Bari on 1 August 2024 has stressed a key principle of plant variety protection, namely that of the novelty requirement. In this respect, it is worth remembering that unlike invention patents, where absolute novelty is required
Just a brief note to inform you that on 16 September the EUIPO reopened Voucher 1, Voucher 2 and Voucher 3 of the SME Fund ‘Ideas Powered for Business’, which had been temporarily closed due to exhaustion of funds.
With decree dated 8 August 2024 published on 4 September 2024, the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy enacted a new edition of the so-called ‘Voucher 3i – Investing in Innovation’ fund aimed at supporting innovation of start-ups and microenterprises by financing the purchase of consultancy services for patenting.
We are delighted to announce that, as Member of the International Trade Mark Law and Practice Team, Manuela Bruscolini will attend the 38th MARQUES Annual Conference in Stockholm from 24 to 27 September, a unique networking opportunity to connect with brand professionals and industries from Europe and across the globe.
June is the Pride month in many countries all over the world, dedicated to celebrations of the struggles and achievements of LGBTQIA+ individuals and the European Patent Office has also paid tribute to the importance and beauty of diversity by displaying its rainbow logo on its website and social media as well as on their headquarters throughout June.
The SME Fund established by the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for the year 2024 offers European and Ukrainian small and medium enterprises the opportunity to benefit from cost reductions in several fields of Intellectual Property and is articulated in four parts.
Our Manuela Bruscolini has recently moderated a table topic on the relationship between IP and tennis called GAME- SET- MATCH- The Winning Power of Intellectual Property in Tennis on the occasion of the INTA annual conference held in Atlanta from 18 May 2024 to 22 May 2024.
One year has passed since the start of the Unitary Effect for European patents, and an increasing number of patentees are choosing this path rather than validation in the countries of interest.
We are happy to announce that Simona Mantovani will represent INTERPATENT at the upcoming ECTA Annual Conference in Antwerp from 19 to 22 June 2024. This 42nd Annual Conference will be held in the lovely city of Antwerp, Belgium
As you are probably aware, reduced fees intended to promote and support the growth of small, less-experienced companies by allowing them to have easier access to the European Patent System have recently become applicable at the European Patent Office (EPO).
What happens when the owner of an Italian trademark application or registration becomes aware of the existence of third parties’ identical or similar trademarks which were filed later than their own, but the term for filing opposition has already expired?
We are delighted to announce that Manuela Bruscolini and Maria Cristina Goicoechea will represent INTERPATENT at the upcoming Annual Meeting of INTA in Atlanta from 18 to 22 May 2024.
Everyone is acquainted with the ‘5 W rule’ in the field of journalism, media and communication, but have you ever considered that it could also be usefully applied to the registration of software copyright? Let’s start with the most important of the 5 Ws.
For over 20 years the EU Design Legislation has remained practically unaltered while the world has kept constantly changing, this also having a strong impact on designs. In fact, as a result of the continuous technological developments, nowadays designs no longer look the way they used to, now being capable of being generated also by means of tools that did not exist in the past, which allow them to move, transform, be animated, appear/disappear, and even react to users and/or exist in the parallel world of virtual reality.
