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.
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…”.
Here we would like to take a closer look at an increasingly relevant topic for businesses manufacturing unique, traditional and authentic goods: the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) for craft and industrial products in the European Union.
Beginning 3 February 2025 and ending 5 December 2025, the SME Fund is again open for vouchers that provide access to partial reimbursement of expenses incurred in protecting intellectual property rights. Thus, for the fifth consecutive year, the European Commission’s initiative called “Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund” implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property
In our March 2024 issue, we reported about ‘Knowledge Share 2.0’, the digital platform managed by the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, the University of Politecnico di Torino and the Italian association NETVAL. ‘Knowledge Share 2.0’ provides a powerful overview of the most recent industrial innovation by Italian universities,
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
On the strength of the increasing number of applications in the past years (over 31,000 in 2024), the EUIPO SME Fund has now been confirmed for the year 2025, too. The fifth consecutive edition of this Fund, which is dedicated to assist the growth of EU small and medium-sized enterprises by making available partial reimbursement of costs for applications for patents, trademarks
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.
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.
