Firmato il decreto ministeriale attuativo del Piano Transizione 4.0 a sostegno delle imprese che investono, tra l’altro, in innovazione, ricerca e sviluppo, design. Il decreto punta a dare maggiore certezza operativa e programmatica agli investimenti e a definire le modalità attuative del credito d’imposta ad essi applicabile. #ricerca #brevetti #design #incentivi […]
Advertising & Competition
Court of Genoa on the use of a well-known trademark on social network
The Company law Division of the Court of Genoa has ruled on the Instagram use of the well-known brand Ferrari by a fashion designer and influencer. Posting pictures of fashion shoes in prominent association with another well-known trademark (the Ferrari trademark) constitutes infringement under articles 9(2)(c) EUTMR and 20(1)(c) Italian IP Code, lacking prior authorization […]
Geographical Indications
EU Commission study run on agri-food products, wines and spirit drinks under PDO, GI and TSG
A European Commission study run on 3,207 agri-food products, wines and spirit drinks under Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), Geographical Indications (GI) and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG), found that the sales value of a product with a protected name is on average double that for similar products without a certification, proving that these “IP rights” […]