Simona Franco Last October the Supreme Court admitted an appeal brought by Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.a. (“Ferragamo”) against a decision of the Court of Appeal of Milan which, in overturning a previous decision of the Court of First Instance, had ruled that the Ferragamo hooks (whose shape recalls a stylized…

Mariangela Liuzzi and Elena Dazio On 25 September 2018, the Italian Antitrust Authority (AGCM) found the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE) guilty of abuse of a dominant position in the copyright management services market, ruling that the conduct of the Society since January 2012 had contravened Article 102 TFEU.…

Francesca Gioia On 4 October the EU General Court upheld the decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal on an opposition raised against registration of the name “Deep Purple” as a trademark, stating that it could be registered but only for certain Class 9 products (in particular computer games and software), in line…

Simona Franco With its decision of 16 October 2018 the General Court dismissed an appeal brought by Asics, denying protection to the crossed stripes trademark on the grounds that there was no likelihood of confusion between the Asics trademarks, registered in the EU and in Spain for footwear, clothing and…