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ITALY AND THE UPC
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Milan bids to host London\u2019s central division of the Unified Patent Court<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

At a recent event in Milan, Italian MPs and institutional representatives joined Italian lawyers and patent attorneys in asking the government to support Milan\u2019s bid to host London\u2019s central division of the Unified Patent Court after the United Kingdom\u2019s withdrawal from the European Union. (more<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ITALY – LEGISLATION UPDATE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Italy finalises<\/span> implementation of EU Trademark reform package and Unified Patent Court Agreement<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

The Italian government has issued two legislative decrees that finalise the implementation into national law of the so-called EU Trademark reform package, of EU provisions on the unitary patent and of the Unified Patent Court Agreement. (more<\/span><\/a><\/span>) <\/em><\/td>\n

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EU Court of Justice rules out SPC protection for medical devices in Boston Scientific<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

The Boston Scientific judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union rules out the availability of supplementary protection certificates for medical devices, even when the device incorporates a drug that would be eligible for SPC protection. (more<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

EU COURTS CASE LAW \/ 2<\/span>
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EU General Court rules on geographical names as registered EU trademarks in Devin<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

The EU General Court has confirmed that a geographical name may be registered as an EU trademark if the geographical name is not known to the relevant public or is at least unknown as the designation of a geographical location. (more<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n

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