Ilaria Gargiulo According to the General Court of the European Union, the trademark "La Mafia se sienta a la mesa" ("The Mafia sits at the table" in Spanish) is a direct reference to the criminal organization, conveys a positive overall image of it, and thereby trivializes the gravity of criminal activity…

Marina Lanfranconi With decisions no. T- 85/18 and no. T-629/16 of 1 March 2018, the General Court of the European Union has rejected the appeals filed byShoe Branding Europe against previous judgments provided by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and has ruled in favour of protection for Adidas' three parallel stripes.…

Simona Franco In 2010 Christian Louboutin, the French designer known throughout the world for his jewelled shoes with their signature scarlet-red soles, registered a trademark in the Benelux countries comprising of "the colour red (Pantone 18 1663TP) applied to the sole of a shoe". In 2012 Louboutin asked the Hague…

Gilberto Cavagna The recent ruling issued by the Italian Supreme Court (Section I Civil, judgment no. 2039, of 26 January 2018), in the case filed by the Emilio & Annabianca Vedova Foundation, was an opportunity to confirm the well-established principles concerning the comparison of works of art that should inform legal judgments…