Italy is increasingly following the direction of extending the culture of arbitration, traditionally used to resolve controversies concerning international commercial transactions. The idea put forward by the International Arbitration Chamber is to use tax benefits and add compulsory subjects to mediation procedures, such as assisted negotiation and arbitration. The aim is to make the parties ofRead more

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

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

Social parties, Government, Confindustria, third sector and trade unions are now giving a structure to the major innovation given by “smart working”, the new operating method introduced following the Covid19 pandemic. The Italian Government has passed a law to regulate remote working procedures, but the profound innovation is pushing towards a faster and more adequateRead more

An important clarification on insolvency procedures in the European context for the recovery of debts from a foreign state came with the judgment of the European Court of 16 July 2020C-253/19. The sentence affects the interests of those who circulate within the EU space for work reasons and is of considerable importance because more andRead more

Covid19 overturned the rules of international law and the broad subject matter of international commercial lease agreements relating to the commercial lease. But the established legal acquisitions in international contracts have also changed post covid. In March in Italy, on the basis of the CoronaVirus emergency and the consequences of total closure, the company owningRead more

There are several ways to do business and invest in Italy from abroad: identify a foreign partner to do business in Italy;  register a company Srl;  open a bank account for non-resident foreigners; identify the tax residence; understand what taxes to pay;  identify the hiring regime for foreign workers in Italy. To facilitate the spreadRead more

In view of Brexit and the continuing uncertainty as to how the new UK/EU trade agreements will be defined, UK companies can use international company and trade law and EU directives to preserve and protect: supply chains of goods and materials in the European market; trade to and from the UK and the EU; marketsRead more