Articles

Can an association engage in unfair competition? When it happens
When two associations use similar names, the risk is confusion among the public. However, similarity alone is not enough to establish unfair competition. This article [...]
16 April 2026

Creating a cultural association: when and how to do it
Cultural projects often begin informally, but they become critical when they grow without a legal structure, directly exposing individuals to liability and limiting development opportunities. [...]
16 April 2026

Academic review or co-authorship? The Bologna Court of Appeal draws the line
In the academic world, it is common for a doctoral thesis to be revised and turned into a scientific publication. The transition is almost natural: [...]
16 April 2026

Hidden advertising at Sanremo: what it is, why it is prohibited, and how to recognize it
Every year, Italy comes to a standstill for a week during the Sanremo Festival, and the intense media attention also amplifies controversy. After the “shoe-gate” [...]
13 April 2026

The strategic database for the business: protection and value enhancement
Databases are at the center of business processes: from data brokers that market them to companies that collect production, customer, and supplier data to feed [...]
13 April 2026

Contributing Know-How and Software to an S.r.l.: Opportunities and Safeguards for Startups and Sole Proprietorships
Setting up a startup (or converting a sole proprietorship into a company) by contributing intellectual property as share capital can reduce cash needs and bring [...]
20 March 2026

The “Deforestation-Free” Regulation is postponed again… Are we truly ready?
In recent years, the European Union has demonstrated increasing commitment to environmental protection, fully aware that the transition to a sustainable economy is no longer [...]
20 March 2026

Preclusion due to coexistence between trademarks: when prolonged use limits the exclusive right
In trademark law, the rule is straightforward: registration grants an exclusive right and allows the owner to prohibit the use of identical or similar signs [...]
19 March 2026

The director of photography: A forgotten author?
Under Italian copyright law, the director of photography is not included among the co-authors of a cinematographic work identified by Article 44 of Law No. [...]
16 March 2026

Registrability of an AI-generated logo in Italy and Europe
With the rapid spread of generative Artificial Intelligence tools, creating logos through algorithms has become an increasingly common practice—accessible to designers and entrepreneurs alike. In [...]
12 March 2026

Why many companies lose trade secret lawsuits (and how to avoid it)
Many companies are convinced they possess information that is decisive for their business: ideas, procedures, technical solutions, commercial strategies that constitute a real competitive advantage. [...]
11 March 2026

Meat sounding: can I call it meat if it isn’t meat?
In recent years, the vocabulary used to describe food products has become an area of growing legal attention, where consumer protection, freedom of economic initiative, [...]
11 March 2026

Cinematography and co-Authorship in film: The limits of article 44 of the Italian Copyright Act and possible interpretative developments
This article examines the position of the Director of Photography within the Italian copyright framework, with specific reference to the rules on co-authorship of cinematographic [...]
10 March 2026

Is a non-disclosure agreement enough to protect me?
“Don’t worry, we’ve signed a non-disclosure agreement.” It’s a phrase we often hear when something important is about to be shared with a supplier, an [...]
9 March 2026

What happens when two trademarks share the same name?
Some business disputes arise from a technology, others from a product. And then there are those that arise from a name. A surname, to be [...]
6 March 2026

Can an association engage in unfair competition? When it happens
When two associations use similar names, the risk is confusion among the public. However, similarity alone is not enough to establish unfair competition. This article [...]
16 April 2026

Creating a cultural association: when and how to do it
Cultural projects often begin informally, but they become critical when they grow without a legal structure, directly exposing individuals to liability and limiting development opportunities. [...]
16 April 2026

Academic review or co-authorship? The Bologna Court of Appeal draws the line
In the academic world, it is common for a doctoral thesis to be revised and turned into a scientific publication. The transition is almost natural: [...]
16 April 2026

Hidden advertising at Sanremo: what it is, why it is prohibited, and how to recognize it
Every year, Italy comes to a standstill for a week during the Sanremo Festival, and the intense media attention also amplifies controversy. After the “shoe-gate” [...]
13 April 2026

The strategic database for the business: protection and value enhancement
Databases are at the center of business processes: from data brokers that market them to companies that collect production, customer, and supplier data to feed [...]
13 April 2026

Contributing Know-How and Software to an S.r.l.: Opportunities and Safeguards for Startups and Sole Proprietorships
Setting up a startup (or converting a sole proprietorship into a company) by contributing intellectual property as share capital can reduce cash needs and bring [...]
20 March 2026

The “Deforestation-Free” Regulation is postponed again… Are we truly ready?
In recent years, the European Union has demonstrated increasing commitment to environmental protection, fully aware that the transition to a sustainable economy is no longer [...]
20 March 2026

Preclusion due to coexistence between trademarks: when prolonged use limits the exclusive right
In trademark law, the rule is straightforward: registration grants an exclusive right and allows the owner to prohibit the use of identical or similar signs [...]
19 March 2026

The director of photography: A forgotten author?
Under Italian copyright law, the director of photography is not included among the co-authors of a cinematographic work identified by Article 44 of Law No. [...]
16 March 2026

Registrability of an AI-generated logo in Italy and Europe
With the rapid spread of generative Artificial Intelligence tools, creating logos through algorithms has become an increasingly common practice—accessible to designers and entrepreneurs alike. In [...]
12 March 2026

Why many companies lose trade secret lawsuits (and how to avoid it)
Many companies are convinced they possess information that is decisive for their business: ideas, procedures, technical solutions, commercial strategies that constitute a real competitive advantage. [...]
11 March 2026

Meat sounding: can I call it meat if it isn’t meat?
In recent years, the vocabulary used to describe food products has become an area of growing legal attention, where consumer protection, freedom of economic initiative, [...]
11 March 2026

Cinematography and co-Authorship in film: The limits of article 44 of the Italian Copyright Act and possible interpretative developments
This article examines the position of the Director of Photography within the Italian copyright framework, with specific reference to the rules on co-authorship of cinematographic [...]
10 March 2026

Is a non-disclosure agreement enough to protect me?
“Don’t worry, we’ve signed a non-disclosure agreement.” It’s a phrase we often hear when something important is about to be shared with a supplier, an [...]
9 March 2026

What happens when two trademarks share the same name?
Some business disputes arise from a technology, others from a product. And then there are those that arise from a name. A surname, to be [...]
6 March 2026