We are delighted to announce that Manuela Bruscolini and Maria Cristina Goicoechea will represent INTERPATENT at the upcoming Annual Meeting of INTA in San Diego from 17 to 21 May 2025. As we all know, the INTA Annual Meeting is a unique opportunity to connect with the most influential brand professionals and industries from across the globe.
A recent judgement issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 25 February 2025 in connection with Case C-339/22 BHS Hausgeräte against Electrolux introduced new perspectives on the long-debated issue of court jurisdiction in actions concerning infringement and invalidity of the national parts of European patents.
European Patent application numbers remain stable in 2024, with a -0,1% as compared with the previous year. Data provided by the Patent Index 2024 of the European Patent Office (EPO) show a slight increase (+0.3%) in patent applications from the 39 European countries that are members of the EPO and an (equally slight) decrease (-0.4%) in patent applications from non-European countries.
Last 10 March Alberto Furno from our firm spoke at an event held by “Confagricoltura di Asti” (General Federation of Italian Agriculture – Asti Section) on the topic “Wine between tradition and new frontiers – Evolution of consumption and markets between culture, brands, labels and alcohol content – Non-Alcoholic Wine and more…”.
The EU Design Reform which will enter into force on 1 May 2025 introduces, among others, important changes to the renewal process for Registered EU Designs. By understanding the new rules and carefully considering the renewal periods, design holders can strategically time their renewals to minimize costs and ensure continued protection of their intellectual property.
We often hear about how owning intellectual property (IP) rights is critical for companies wishing to remain competitive and thrive in today’s marketplace. Patents, trademarks, and designs not only protect a company’s innovations and creations but also offer a significant economic advantage. Indeed, with IP rights, companies can safeguard their investments
The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently upgraded its Deep Tech Finder. Deep Tech Finder is the digital platform established by the EPO to promote exchanges between the university and startup world and business realities by making available a comprehensive collection of university-filed and startup-filed European patent applications.
As recently stated by the Italian Ministry of Business and Made in Italy (MIMIT) “given the serious impact of counterfeiting on the macroeconomic level and microeconomic level, anti-counterfeiting policies represent a central element of industrial policies and contribute to supporting the competitiveness of the national production system”.
In our April 2024 issue we reported the formal adoption of the EU Design Reform by the EU Parliament and briefly discussed the most relevant changes introduced by this reform. Now, both the Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 amending Council Regulation No 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation No 2246/2002 (the Amending Regulation) and Directive (EU) 2024/2823 on the legal protection of designs
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.
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.
