Important change effective from 1st November 2023: the EPO will d...
According to the present EPO regulations, any communication issued by the EPO is assumed to be notified 10 days after [&...
Counterfeiting and plagiarism: the tools to adequately protect th...
Counterfeiting and plagiarism put a strain on the effectiveness of the protection measures offered by our legal system....
Blockchain and artificial intelligence: their impact on protectin...
Blockchain and artificial intelligence are major topics of interest for intellectual property. What impact can they have...
Artificial intelligence technologies: patenting in companies fiel...
The use of artificial intelligence technologies can be a competitive advantage for companies. In which of these are such...
Artificial intelligence and most widely used applications
Extensive technological advances have been made in the field of artificial intelligence. In which fields are AI systems ...
Artificial intelligence systems and intellectual property rights:...
Simone Bongiovanni, partner Studio Torta and coordinator of the working group of the Order of Al Consultants, analyzes t...
UP&UPC: off we go!
At last, the new patent system based on the European Patent with Unitary Effect (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (U...
Artificial intelligence and patentability of inventions
The steadily increasing use of artificial intelligence technologies raises an important question concerning the status o...
UPC System on the starting blocks
On 17 February 2023, Germany ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement. This officially triggers the start of the UPC ...
Updates on UP & UPC, the launch planned for April 1
According to the latest available information, the European patent with unitary effect (hereinafter referred to as ‘th...
The OPT-OUT in light of the latest amendments to the rules of pro...
The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC) is expected to enter into force in the spring of 2023 and […]
Entry into the Italian national phase from international PCT pate...
Entry into the Italian national phase at the ITPTO of an international PCT patent application takes place with the filin...
Entry into the Italian national phase from international PCT pate...
Entry into the Italian national phase at the ITPTO of an international PCT patent application takes place with the filin...
Introduction to the unitary patent and the unified patent court
The legislation on the Unitary Patent (UP) and the new Unified Patent Court (UPC), scheduled to enter into force at [&he...
Third party Observations: a weapon with high potential, but too o...
What are third party observations? Observations by third parties are a valid tool provided by various legal systems1, th...
A NEW BRAND MARKETING STRATEGY TOOL: THE HISTORICAL TRADEMARK OF...
The “historical trademark of national interest” is in force since 16 April 2020. It can be applied for by th...
TOMATOES, BROCCOLI AND PEPPER: A NEW EPISODE
The last time I wrote about this issue (www.studiotorta.com/en/editorials/discussion-on-patentability-of-plants/), it ap...
A NEW BRAND MARKETING STRATEGY TOOL: THE HISTORICAL TRADEMARK OF...
The “historical trademark of national interest” is in force since 16 April 2020. It can be applied for by th...
Recent changes to the Intellectual Property Law in Italy
Important changes occurred in Italy with regard to the regulation of patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other Intell...
Another twist in the discussion on patentability of plants: are t...
Yesterday, the Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) decided, in case T 1063, that plants produced by [&he...
Brexit and Intellectual Property, more certainty since 19th March
The decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (so-called Brexit) has generated a climate of uncertainty...
Community Design – Judgment of the Court of Justice of the ...
According to article 110 of the Community design Regulation “Until such time as amendments to this Regulation enter in...
The protection of plant varieties
With the term “variety” one means the diversity of characteristics within a biological species; however, for...
Standard-Essential Patents (Seps)
As is known, a standard is a document that sets out requirements for a specific item, material, component, system or [&h...
A NEW BRAND MARKETING STRATEGY TOOL: THE HISTORICAL TRADEMARK OF...
The “historical trademark of national interest” is in force since 16 April 2020. It can be applied for by th...
