{"id":9549,"date":"2019-04-15T15:52:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T15:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=9549"},"modified":"2019-07-18T10:31:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T10:31:31","slug":"sibprima-april-2019-italys-new-trademark-rules-italy-and-the-unitary-patent-chiara-ferragnis-eu-trademark-patenting-nanotechnological-inventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/newsletter\/sibprima-april-2019-italy-new-trademark-rules-in-a-nutshell\/","title":{"rendered":"SIBprima April 2019 &#8211; Italy&#8217;s new trademark rules &#8211; Italy and the unitary patent &#8211; Chiara Ferragni&#8217;s EU trademark &#8211; Patenting nanotech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0 !important\" width=\"650\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\" colspan=\"2\"><img class=\"wp-image-9489 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/copertina_netto.png\" alt=\"Implementation EU trademark directive Italy\" width=\"650\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/copertina_netto.png 650w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/copertina_netto-150x103.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/copertina_netto-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa; width: 676px;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>TRADEMARKS IN TALY<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/implementation-eu-trademark-directive-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Italian implementation of the EU trademark directive in a nutshell<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Italian provisions implementing EU Trademark Directive 2015\/2436 came into force on 23 March 2019; the most noteworthy changes essentially strengthen the rights of trademark owners vis-\u00e0-vis later trademark applications and registrations in Italy. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/implementation-eu-trademark-directive-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>ITALY AND THE UNITARY PATENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italy-completes-implementation-unitary-patent-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Italy completes implementation of unitary patent laws \u2013 but unitary patent is not in force<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em>Provisions implementing EU Trademark Directive 2015\/2436 into Italian law came into force on 23 March 2019; the most noteworthy changes essentially enhance the rights of trademark owners vis-\u00e0-vis later trademark applications and registrations in Italy. (<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italy-completes-implementation-unitary-patent-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more<\/span><\/a><\/span>) <\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Europe.jpg\" alt=\"brevetto unitario non \u00e8 in vigore\" width=\"325\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Europe.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Europe-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-8864 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chiara-Ferragni-occhio-e1555343415563.png\" alt=\"marchio figurativo Chiara Ferragni\" width=\"159\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chiara-Ferragni-occhio-e1555343415563.png 159w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chiara-Ferragni-occhio-e1555343415563-71x150.png 71w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chiara-Ferragni-occhio-e1555343415563-142x300.png 142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>EU COURTS &#8211; CASE LAW<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italiano-registrabile-il-marchio-figurativochiara-ferragni-non-e-confondibile-con-il-marchio-chiara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cChiara Ferragni\u201d trademark is registrable: no confusion with \u201cChiara\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em>Figurative EU trademark \u201cCHIARA FERRAGNI\u201d with a stylised eye is not likely to be confused with earlier Benelux word trademark \u201cCHIARA\u201d: the General Court has annulled the EUIPO\u2019s ruling that denied registration for fashion blogger\u2019s sign. (<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italiano-registrabile-il-marchio-figurativochiara-ferragni-non-e-confondibile-con-il-marchio-chiara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\">PUBLICATIONS<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/articles\/the-patent-protection-of-nanotechnological-inventions-the-european-view-by-claudio-germinario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Patent protection of nanotechnological inventions: the European view, by Claudio Germinario<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>In his contribution to the recently published volume &#8220;Bionanotechnology to Save the Environment&#8221;, SIB partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/our-team\/pharma-patent-litigation-italy-claudio-germinario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claudio Germinario<\/a> relies on EPO case law to illustrate how the requirements of novelty, inventive step, industrial applicability, clarity and sufficiency of disclosure apply in the nanotechnological platform. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/articles\/the-patent-protection-of-nanotechnological-inventions-the-european-view-by-claudio-germinario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-9045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Patent-bio-inv_L.jpg\" alt=\"patent protection biotechnology\" width=\"325\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Patent-bio-inv_L.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Patent-bio-inv_L-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Patent-bio-inv_L-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Patent-bio-inv_L-768x1104.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Patent-bio-inv_L-712x1024.jpg 712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\">\u00a0<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-9555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/STO-4930-Winner-Logos-3_44.jpg\" alt=\"Italy Patent Attorney firm of the year 2019\" width=\"325\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/STO-4930-Winner-Logos-3_44.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/STO-4930-Winner-Logos-3_44-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/STO-4930-Winner-Logos-3_44-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>RECOGNITIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Italy Patent Attorney Firm of the Year 2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>We thank our clients and associates for this recognition. 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