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The Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal has recently delivered a significant decision (Philips v. Belkin, 3 October 2025) clarifying the boundaries of “offering” in [...]

Publish date: 05/11/2025

Opinion

Dracula bites back before CJEU: no room for national principles on trademark acquiescence over the limits set by EU legislation.

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With its judgment of 1 August 2025 (Case C‑452/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sank its teeth into a thorny trademark issue: [...]

Publish date: 01/10/2025

Opinion

The urgency requirement in UPC preliminary injunction proceedings: a case-by-case standard.

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Delays in seeking provisional measures can undermine the admissibility before the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”). Yet, no fixed deadline exists. The urgency requirement is [...]

Publish date: 30/07/2025

Opinion

Transfer of undertakings; workers' opposition prevents the transfer of employment.

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Michele Giammusso

A ruling from the Labour Court of Ravenna (26 June 2025) risks opening a breach in the case law, consolidated for years, that denies the right [...]

Publish date: 16/07/2025

Opinion

Amgen’s EP 797 under fire: EPO stands firm against earlier UPC revocation.

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In a striking turn, the European Patent Office (EPO) has upheld Amgen’s patent EP 3 666 797 (EP 797), covering PCSK9 antibodies used in cholesterol-lowering drugs, despite [...]

Publish date: 02/07/2025

Opinion

Law No. 76/2025 on workers' participation in companies

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Michele Giammusso

On June 10, 2025, Law No. 76/2025 on management, economic and financial, organizational and consultative participation of workers in companies came into force. The law is the [...]

Publish date: 10/06/2025

Simone Gambuto , Silvia Romanò

Opinion

An Italian Perspective on the Abuse of Dominant Position in the Pharmaceutical Sector and Standard of Proof: The Pfizer Case.

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In this article published in ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Magazine (Issue 9), Simone Gambuto explores the well-known 102 tfue follow-on Pfizer case. The focus lies on the standard [...]

Publish date: 21/05/2025

Daniele Caponetto , Niccolò Ferretti

Opinion

Winning a PI in Patent Litigation: Are There Different Requirements in Italy and the UPC?

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In Italy, in order to grant a PI order for patent infringement, two elements are required: (i) “fumus boni iuris”, i.e., the summary [...]

Publish date: 20/05/2025

Opinion

Long-arm jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court: Local Divisions claim jurisdiction over infringement in non-UPC Countries.

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The certainty of jurisdiction is a cornerstone of effective patent enforcement. A recent decision from the Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (“[...]

Publish date: 30/04/2025

Opinion

Safeguarding confidential information before the Unified Patent Court: recent case-law insights from the Milan Local Division.

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The safeguarding of confidential information throughout legal proceedings is of paramount importance, particularly within the newly instituted Unified Patent Court. This Court holds jurisdiction [...]

Publish date: 09/04/2025

Opinion

No order between graphic representation and distinctiveness? A critical look at CJEU's Neoperl decision.

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On January 23, 2025, the European Court of Justice ('CJEU') issued its ruling in the Neoperl case (C-93/23 P), establishing that absolute grounds for refusal can [...]

Publish date: 26/02/2025

Opinion

Click, Stream, Infringe? UPC defines the limits of its jurisdiction in Dish and Sling v. AYLO.

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In the recent case Dish and Sling v. AYLO (Case No UPC-CoA-188/2024, Sept. 3, 2024) the Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) [...]

Publish date: 15/01/2025