Trade Secrets: the implementation in Italy of the EU Directive n. 2016/943 DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/943 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE EU COUNCIL of June 8th 2016, on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business …
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New Ancillary Right: my point of view on Copyright Reform (di Angela Patalano) One of most controversial issues of the European Commission’s Proposal for a Directive on Copyright is the article 11, entitled “Protection of press …
Brand identity, corporate identity and brand image: differences It is important to distinguish between corporate identity, brand identity, and brand image. Corporate identity is concerned with the visual aspects of a company’s presence. When companies …
Preventing Image Theft (by Andrea Feustel at Copytrack) Here are the simplest to the most complex methods for image protection. Name the copyright owner The attribution can be placed either on your own website or …
Album Cover and right of publicity (By Nathan Solis) SANTA ANA, Calif. (CN) – A father of two sued rapper Cardi B in federal court Thursday, claiming she used his likeness without his permission on …
The Seven-Second Rule (by David Kluft) If you are a television news producer or documentary filmmaker, you have almost certainly faced this issue. You are putting together a story about a past event, and you want to …
Yoko Ono sues John Lemon Yoko Ono pressured a Polish beverage company into changing the name of its new drink, “John Lemon,” with the singer-artist’s legal team alleging that the product infringed upon her late husband, John …
Image rights and Melania Trump “Just imagine how far you can go with a little bit of English,” reads the advert for the Americki Institut, an English-language school in Croatia. And now Melania Trump – …
FOP (Freedom of Panorama) in Belgium and France: updates (by Piero Domenico Muscillo) World Intellectual Property Organization has reported on Lex News 2 important Laws which have been approved and enacted, one in Belgium and …
Mr Kebab and Mister Kebap The GC endorsed the BoA’s findings that the signs in question were similar. It stated that the global assessment of the likelihood of confusion, in relation to the visual, aural …
Fake News “War of the Worlds” The Unbelievability of Fake News Distinguishing fact from fiction, then and now By JENNY A. SHORE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER February 8, 2017 Movement Matters People in the United States were …
Trade Mark LAMBRETTA Court of Justice: Orders, Judgements and Preliminary Rulings Case C-577/14P; Brandconcern BV v EUIPO and Scooters India Ltd; Judgment of 16 February 2017. RESULT: Action dismissed KEYWORDS: Proof of use, Extent of …
Prince Copyright Image The estate of pop art icon Andy Warhol is suing a photographer to protect his legacy from her claim that he copied her photo of Prince, according to a lawsuit filed Friday …
Unicorn Frappuccino infringed trademark for ‘Unicorn Latte’ A New York City café, The End Brooklyn, has taken on multinational coffee company Starbucks in a war over unicorns. Filed at the US District Court for the …
Eagles File Trademark Suit Against Mexican Hotel California The Eagles are suing the owners of a Mexican hotel named Hotel California, claiming it’s capitalizing off the band’s hit song of the same name. The band …
Freedom Panorama UK (by Domenico Piero Muscillo). In UK, as like in Germany freedom of panorama is admitted. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is the most important legal act related to this issue. Article 62 …
Freedom panorama France Germany (by Domenico Piero Muscillo). In France there is no kind of legal provision that declares the existence of freedom of panorama neither for sculptures nor for architectural works or for 2D …
Freedom Panorama Italian Copyright Law (by Domenico Piero Muscillo). Pursuant to the Italian Copyright Law (n. 633 of 1941), and article 2575 of the Italian Civil Code, every building or monument which people admire walking …
Trademark Details: the applicant sought to register the word mark ‘THE JUNGLE BOOK’ The applicant appealed the examiner´s decision claiming that under Article 112(6) CTMR the request for conversion had to be filed within three months …
Position Marks Although position marks are not an officially recognised category of trade marks under UK or European Union (EU) law, such ‘unconventional’ trade marks are registrable, subject to fulfilling a trade mark’s essential characteristics …