The order (available here) was issued in the context of merit proceedings brought against Alpinestars by Dainese for infringement of patents EP 4 072 364 and EP 3 498 117, the former of which is also in force in Spain. Following a preliminary objection raised by Alpinestars
Among the changes to look forward from the upcoming review of the 2002 Community Design Regulation (“CDR”), which has been endorsed by the Parliament and awaits formal approval by the Council before entering into force, one lies under Art. 1(126) of the current draft proposal (text available here, state of approval here). Despite
La decisione (disponibile qui) è l’ultima di una serie di pronunce scaturite da due domande di brevetto depositate presso l’Ufficio Brevetti del Regno Unito (UKIPO) dal Dott. Stephen Thaler, nelle quali veniva designato come unico inventore il sistema di intelligenza artificiale “DABUS”, di proprietà dello stesso Dott. Stephen Thaler.
Le due domande erano state
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
With an order issued on 17 November 2022 (available here), the Court of Venice, Second Chamber, has enjoined Ravensburger AG, Ravensburger Verlag GmBH and Ravensburger S.r.l. from using for commercial purposes the image of the famous drawing of the Vitruvian Man, drawn by Leonardo da Vinci in 1490, setting a penalty of EUR 1,500
La decisione (la cui versione, non ancora ufficiale, è disponibile qui), assunta in data 11 novembre 2022 e annunciata il 14 (comunicato disponibile qui), anticipa al 1 gennaio 2023 la possibilità per i titolari di domande di brevetto europeo pendenti di richiedere un rinvio della concessione del brevetto richiesto in attesa della entrata
È stato pubblicato dall’Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi (“UIBM”) il primo rapporto sull’attività svolta dall’ufficio nel 2021, primo anno dall’adozione delle “Linee di intervento strategiche sulla Proprietà Industriale per il triennio 2021-2023” (il report integrale è disponibile al seguente link: https://uibm.mise.gov.it/images/REPORT_UIBM_2021.pdf).
In estrema sintesi, e rinviando al rapporto per maggiori dettagli e le utili
With an order issued on 16 June 2021 (available here), the Court of Turin applied the proportionality principle in calibrating the scope of a preliminary injunction, with a carve out that excluded the application of the injunction to three ongoing supplies to health facilities.
The case concerned a number of patents owned by the
Towards the end of last year, the Court of Milan issued a decision in a high-profile trade secrets case whereby it granted a one-year “grace period” for a final injunction to take effect (Court of Milan, 29 October 2019, Heraeus v. Biomet – available on darts-ip). The Court did so by explicitly acknowledging