At the meeting of June 26, 2023, the Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court has decided to set up the third seat of the Central Division in Milan.
Importantly, the timeline for the new seat to be operational has also been agreed, with the Milan seat expected to be up and running in one
With a first instance ruling issued on 20 April 2023 (available here), the Court of Florence has ordered Condé Nast (editor of GQ Italy) to pay EUR 50,000 plus interest as compensation for damages arising from the unauthorized use of the image of the David by Michelangelo.
The case, which was brought by the
In a recent decision dated March 29, 2023, the EUIPO General Court provided relevant guidance on the interpretation of the distinctive character requirement in figurative trademarks representing three-dimensional (3-D) shapes.
Facts of the proceedings
In December 2020, a European Union trademark application was filed for the following figurative sign
seeking protection for confectionery and candy