The heated debate concerning the need/possibility to waive the vaccine patents against Covid-19 has paved the way to a worldwide dispute about the regulation of certain aspects of international trade law as well as industrial and intellectual property. In this regard, there have been alternative proposals to the mere withdrawal of the patent, such as:Read more

Registering innovative patents or marks in Italy avoids those risks connected to the infringement of copyright and intellectual property of inventions. In order to promote innovative startups, the Government has launched a billionaire economic measure to sustain and value those businesses whose activity is based on a new patent. The measure is called Marchi+3 and itsRead more

Professionals carry out an economic activity, and are therefore entitled to the protection established by article 2598 of the Italian Civil Code – which concerns the fields of advertisement and competition. So has the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided with judgment C-41/90. The CJEU extended the concept of enterprise to professionalRead more

In economics, competition is a scenario where different economic firms are in contention to obtain goods that are limited by varying the elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promotion and place. In matters concerning unfair business practice, clientele diversion and illegal advertising there seems to be a contrast between the Court of Justice of theRead more

The evolution of technology and new communication channels contributed to confusing the approach to trademark infringement and unfair or unlawful competition actions, and to diminish the efficacy of more traditional forms of intellectual property protection such as the registration of trademarks, patents and copyright. This tendency stems from the very nature of trademarks and patents, whichRead more

Litigation concerning unfair competition in commercial law is subject to a constant evolution due to the juridical comparison/conflict among businesses operating in the global market.  Jurisdiction regarding unfair competition. Specialised divisions and ordinary court Due to the complexity of the subject at hand and to the consequences that the potential abuse of unfair competition bearsRead more

The European patent allows industrial property to be defended in all European and non-European countries that have adhered to the European Patent Convention. In the index of this post you will find: The list of countries participating in the european patent The cost of filing and registering the european patent The documents required for theRead more

The new European patent and the Unified Patent Court have been discussed for almost twenty years but it is not yet the time for its implementation, even if it has already been scheduled for last November. In fact, despite two implementing decrees of the Italian Government for the establishment of the European patent with unitaryRead more

exercise abuse dominant position  Amazon EU Antitrust authority against the abuse of dominant market position by the large web companies Apple, Google, and Amazon.Read more

In the context of cases of unfair competition, the European Court of Justice has defined the difference between misleading and unlawful comparative advertising. Advertising is an activity that is strictly defined by national and international law and antitrust regulations.Read more