With two recent orders, the Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which has already been in the spotlight in Europe for its pragmatic approach to preliminary orders, has clarified some important aspects concerning the grant of provisional measures for collecting evidence provided for in the UPC system (equivalent to the Italian search
Con due recenti provvedimenti, la Divisione Locale di Milano del Tribunale Unificato dei Brevetti (UPC), già distintasi nel panorama europeo per l’approccio pragmatico in tema di provvedimenti cautelari, ha chiarito alcuni importanti profili in tema di concessione delle misure cautelari di raccolta della prova previste nel sistema UPC (equivalenti alla descrizione italiana o alle saisie
Con Sentenza del 12 novembre 2025, la Sezione Specializzata in materia di Impresa del Tribunale di Venezia ha fornito un’interpretazione di notevole rilievo in materia di tutela dei diritti di privativa su varietà vegetali, soffermandosi in particolare sul contenuto dell’obbligo di diligenza gravante sugli operatori professionali del settore sementiero e sulla corretta applicazione dell’art. 94
A landmark decision from the Court of Venice has significantly raised the bar for professional diligence in the seed industry, clarifying the crucial distinction between “equitable remuneration” and full damages for the infringement of plant variety rights under Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94. The decision establishes that, for professionals operating in the sector, ‘lack of knowledge’
In the highly anticipated copyright decision of 4th December CJEU has ruled that as regards the scope of copyright protection for works of ‘applied art’ the author’s personality must be reflected in the works for which copyright protection is claimed through his ‘free and creative choices’ without a stricter requirement than for traditional copyright protected
The new Product Liability Directive adopted last year on 23 October 2024 came into force on 8 December 2024 providing Member States with two years to implement the provisions. Its goal: to address and tackle the new product liability challenges of the digital age.
Amongst a host of new provisions, the new product liability rules