On May 27th 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the leading authority on protection of industrial and intellectual property, presented WIPO PROOF, a new online service… Go to full article…
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Right to access documents containing a company know-how for legal defense
The Italian Administrative Court, with judgement n. 2150 of March the 27th 2020, ruled on the appeal brought by a company against the ruling of Emilia… Go to full article…
Privacy: lights and shadow on data breaches management
There is a vast awareness on data breaches management, although limited to a few organizations. This is what is shown by an international investigation carried… Go to full article…
The storage of goods with counterfeit marks is not always unlawful
The e-commerce hosting company stocking goods for third-party companies that infringe trademarks rights of others is not liable for the trademark infringement if it is… Go to full article…
Mobile payment apps: plagiarism and unfair competition
The Court of Milan (order 03.12.2019) ruled on the proceedings brought by a company owner of a mobile payment app, on the market since 2015,… Go to full article…
Pay for delay settlements and competition: CJEU guidelines
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by judgment of January 30th, 2020 (case C-307/18), ruled on the matter of settlement agreements of… Go to full article…
Opening of the Italian Register of historic marks of national interest
Starting from the 16th of April 2020, it will be finally possible to apply to register an owned trademark in the Official Italian register of historic marks… Go to full article…
European guidelines on personal data processing during the Covid-19 outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic is sparking debate about the relation between the right to privacy and the right to health as if the first one hinders the second…. Go to full article…
Fines worth millions for restricting sales of products in the European Union
On the 30th of January 2020, the European Commission inflicted a fine of over 14 million euros to several companies operating in the same corporate… Go to full article…
Personal data as data with economic value
The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio, with judgment no 26 of December 18th 2019-January 10th 2020, asserts the interesting principle that personal data can be… Go to full article…
