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
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
Today more than ever, Europe is focused on sustainable prosperity and competitiveness. Its institutions aim at creating an environment in which businesses can thrive and people can prosper.
It is with this goal ahead that the European Commission tasked Mario Draghi – former President of the European Central Bank and former Italian
Italy has signed an agreement with the Unified Patent Court (UPC) formalizing the cooperation to bring the third seat of the UPC Central Division to Milan. The agreement was signed in Milan between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UPC, represented by the President of the Court of Appeals Klaus Grabinski, in
At the end of November 2023, EUIPO and DG TAXUD published their annual report setting out the results achieved in the EU enforcement of IP rights. The report (available here) includes crucial information on the EU border and EU internal market detention of goods during 2022.
In relation to detentions at EU borders, data
Con una recente decisione del 19/06/2023, l’EUIPO ha rigettato la domanda di marchio figurativo 
reputandola descrittiva e priva di carattere distintivo per i servizi rivendicati “Formazione didattica; Formazione; Formazione aziendale; Formazione per insegnanti; Formazione e istruzione” in classe 41.
L’EUIPO ha esaminato l’insieme degli elementi denominativi e figurativi del segno in questione, ossia (a) gli
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
Just a couple of days ago, the announcement by the Court that no agreement could be reached among Member States and therefore the competencies of the London seat of the Central Division would be split between Paris and Munich opened a debate on the possibilities for Milan to host the Central Division.
The Italian Government
Updates about current status of discussions regarding the third seat of the central division of the UPC recently surfaced on the Italian press and in parliamentary activities.
Recent reports confirm that France and Germany would have agreed to move the seat from London to Milan, on condition of withholding some competences in Munich (apparently, chemistry
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