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Mina Lanfranconi & Associati
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Tuesday, 28 February 2017 09:23
On the topic of plagiarism and protection of biographical works: The Case of the Life of Prince Raimondo Lanza of Trabia
Ilaria Gargiulo With the sentence passed on February 3, 2017, the Milanese judges ruled over the protection of biographical works and plagiarism in a case involving the editors and authors of two books describing the life of Raimondo Lanza of Trabia: “Il principe irrequieto. La vita di Raimondo Lanza di…
Tuesday, 14 February 2017 10:40
Between company names and identical insignias, the first one who used them, wins
Gilberto Cavagna Recently, the Supreme Court of Cassation passed judgment regarding company names and identical insignias. On January 17, 2017, the Supreme Court of Cassation ruled over a dispute supported by a Neapolitan pharmacist. Having registered the company name and having used the insignia with his own surname as a…
Friday, 03 February 2017 09:53
Another decision on the protection of the advertising concept: the “Little Devils” case
Ilaria Gargiulo On November 25, 2016, the Institute of Advertising Self-Regulation (IAP) passed judgment on the theme of protection regarding advertising ideas in a case between the “little devils of the sore throat” by NeoBorocillina (Alfa Wasserman S.p.a.) and Benactivdol Gola (Reckitt Benckister Italia S.p.a.) and the TV commercials in…
Tuesday, 20 December 2016 10:40
The sale of multimedia players that allow for hyperlinking of protected works is considered “communication to the public”
Elisabetta Mina On December 8, 2016, Attorney General Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona released his conclusions on judgment C-527/15 (Stichting Brein v Jack Frederik Wullems) supported by the Rechtbank Midden-Nederland (Dutch District Court) before the European Court of Justice. The origins of the dispute can be traced to a previous case between…
