Italian citizenship by descent is a fundamental right for the many descendants of Italian immigrants abroad. This being said, obtaining recognition of this citizenship can turn out to be complex and almost unattainable due to extremely bureaucratic procedures. However, there is a way to obtain the right to be recognized as an Italian citizen byRead more

With the AI Act, the EU regulation on artificial intelligence, the European Union aims to establish a regulatory framework that will have refluences in the metaverse for EU member countries. The EU regulatory framework is necessary in order to guarantee the protection and respect of fundamental rights, as well as of transparency and accountability inRead more

The use of trademarks in the metaverse raises questions not only on the commercial strategy to promote the brand and the distinctive elements of a company, but also on the legal forms of trademark protection and defense. The explosion of online trademark use requires a clear understanding of effective ways to protect brands against counterfeiting,Read more

A well-known brand is crucial for marketing purposes and it is therefore natural to try and take advantage of the reputation of a brand that has not been used for some time.   Registered trademarks control. Cases of reuse of a trademark that has been disused for a long time The General Court of theRead more

The unified patent with unitary effect will replace the European Patent Convention (EPC), that ruled the implementation of the European patent and the intellectual property protection in Europe since its entry into force in 1973. The main objective of UPS is to ensure that a single patent application, a single set of fees and aRead more

Several innovations have been published on the intellectual property code, concerning trademark protection and defense and the filing of applications for recognition of new trademarks. The changes were necessary in order to adapt the Italian law to the European framework, to make registration and issuing procedures of member states as consistent as possible and toRead more

A recent decision by the Court of Cassation has revolutionized the application for recognition of Italian citizenship iure sanguinis for many descendants of our compatriots who emigrated to Latin American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela starting from 1861, the year of foundation of the Italian State. Recognition of right iure sanguinis isRead more

Obtaining a residence permit for the non-EU cohabitant of an EU citizen for a de facto couple is now a jurisprudential achievement. There are more than 200 pages and countless decisions issued by major Italian Courts – Milan, Bologna, Modena, Palermo – which, pursuant to Cirinnà Law, certify the right of a non-EU citizen toRead more

The world of the third sector, made up of Volunteer Organizations, Charitable Associations, Philanthropic Bodies, Foundations, Social Cooperatives, ONLUS or non-profit organizations is in turmoil for the reopening of the deadlines for the verification of the requisites necessary for transmigration and registration to RUNTS – Single National Third Sector Register. The terms for verifying theRead more

The third sector reform has involved various philanthropic bodies, foundations, cooperatives and associations that are part of the non-profit panorama, which also includes foundations of banking origin, regulated by the Civil Code. For this reason, foundations are considering the need to enroll in the so-called RUNTS, that is the Single National Third Sector Register, establishedRead more