All’esito di una lunga e complessa negoziazione in seno alle istituzioni europee, Commissione, Consiglio e Parlamento UE hanno raggiunto un accordo provvisorio in tema di intelligenza artificiale sul testo del nuovo AI Act. Un vero e proprio punto di svolta nella legislazione dell’intelligenza artificiale, che evidenzia il ruolo di primo piano che l’UE intende ritagliarsi
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CRICKETS e NOVEL FOOD: il vero cibo del futuro?
Green light dell’UE alla polvere di grillo nei prodotti alimentari. Ecco cosa dice l’UE, cos’è, dove si potrà trovare, perché utilizzarla, i dati e le previsioni sul mercato dei grilli.
La decisione dell’UE
A seguito della domanda presentata, in data 24 luglio 2019, da parte della società vietnamita Cricket One Co. Ltd, la Commissione…
The Regulation (EU) 2020/1209 Amends Standard Forms for Customs Enforcement of IP Rights
The customs enforcement of intellectual property rights in the EU is governed by Regulation (EU) No 608/2013, which provides that, where Customs Authorities suspect that goods under their supervision infringe intellectual property rights, they may suspend the release of or detain the goods whether at their own initiative or upon application.
Regulation (EU) 2020/1209…
Mere storage of goods by Amazon: uses of the trademark and ISPs’ liability.
According to a recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the mere storage by Amazon, in the context of its online marketplace (‘AmazonMarketplace’), of goods which infringe trade mark rights does not constitute an infringement by Amazon of those trademark rights.
By judgment of 2 April 2020, the…
WIPO international registration system extends to geographical indications thanks to the entry into force of the Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement
The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications has officially entered into force. The European Union’s November 26, 2019, accession permitted the Geneva Act’s entry into force three months later, i.e. on February 26, 2020.
The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, adopted on May 20, 2015, extends the …
Selective distribution and trademark enforcement: recent trends
A landmark decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued on 6 December 2017 confirmed that a supplier of luxury goods may prohibit authorised retailers part of a selective distribution system from selling its products on third party e-commerce platforms.[1]
In the case at issue the request for a preliminary ruling was submitted…
CJEU on VCAST Recording Service: is a Different Means of Transmission an Essential Condition for the Existence of a New Communication to the Public?
“Every transmission or retransmission of a work which uses a specific technical means must, as a rule, be individually authorised by the author of the work in question”.
This is one the main principles ensuing from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the its recent decision of 29 November 2017 (Case C-265/16).Continue Reading CJEU on VCAST Recording Service: is a Different Means of Transmission an Essential Condition for the Existence of a New Communication to the Public?
UPC: The Italian Parliament approves the ratification bill
On 18 October 2016 the Higher House of the Italian Parliament approved the draft bill on ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA), with 161 votes in favour, 30 against and 7 abstentions. The approval by the Higher House comes only a few weeks after the same bill was approved by the Italian Chamber of Deputies…
Italy and the central division of the UPC: the Parliament takes a wait and see approach
The Italian Ministry of Justice has identified the premises of the Milanese local division of the Unified Patent Court. The division will be hosted in a new building, a few meters away from the main courthouse. The building already hosts other judicial offices and, as of today, is not entirely in use, ensuring the necessary flexibility if an expansion of the division will be needed in the future. See here for an aerial view of the San Barnaba building.
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Corte di Giustizia: la normativa italiana in materia di equo compenso per copia privata è illegittima
Il 22 settembre, la Corte di Giustizia dell’Unione europea (CGUE) ha finalmente pronunciato la sua attesissima decisione nel caso Microsoft Mobile e aa. contro SIAE (C-110/15), che rappresenta un importante punto di svolta ed allo stesso tempo una significativa vittoria per l’industria.
Analizzando il sistema italiano di prelievo per copia privata, la Corte di Giustizia ha fatto luce su numerose questioni di rilevanza generale. Anzitutto, i giudici del Lussemburgo hanno affermato che la normativa italiana si pone in contrasto con il diritto dell’Unione e, in particolare, con il principio della parità di trattamento, nella misura in cui non prevede disposizioni di applicazione generale che esonerino dal pagamento del prelievo per copia privata e delega la SIAE a negoziare tali esenzioni con i soggetti su cui grava l’obbligo di pagare tale compenso.Continue Reading Corte di Giustizia: la normativa italiana in materia di equo compenso per copia privata è illegittima