To really seize each and every opportunity, it is necessary to keep up to date and live with the times: sometimes it is the right information at the right time that makes all the difference.
In this article we address position trademarks, distinguishing them from shape trademarks and claryfing when their registration is possible.
When it comes to protecting privacy, times are tough. In the age of the Internet and Social Networks, images and portraits flow at lightning speed and the boundary between what is lawful and what is unlawful is becoming increasingly blurred....
In this article we deal with economically evaluating a trademark, explaining when its evaluation is required and presenting the main approaches to implement it. Summary: Can an unregistered trademark be evaluated? When to evaluate a trademark? How to evaluate a...
The statute of limitations, aka prescriptive period, is the mechanism according to which if the creditor does not exercise his/her right within a certain period of time, his/her right ceases to exist.
In the following article, I will answer the question “how much does it cost to register a trademark?” and other frequently asked questions from our clients, namely: What can be the subject of a valid trademark? How do I choose...
The Severance Pay, aka “Trattamento di fine rapporto” or TFR in Italy, is an element of the salary that is always due to the employee at the end of the work relationship, regardless of the reasons for its termination.
People perceive photographs on the Web as if they are publicly available, without an owner and therefore disposable at will. That’s wrong. The following article focuses on: How does Copyright apply to photographs? Which categories of photos are defined by...
Counterfeiting a product means illegally imitating it (e.g. by infringing trademark or patent law, etc.). In this article we will focus on: What to do in case of counterfeiting? The seizure of counterfeit goods and other urgent measures; Reporting on...
Working as a lawyer and providing assistance in the jewellery design sector, I must answer a series of recurring questions on a daily basis. In this short essay, I will provide an answer to the following questions: What makes a...
If someone passes away without leaving a will, Italian law governs who the heirs are and how the share of the inheritance is to be calculated. The following article provides some basic rules on inheritance: Who are the heirs as...
It is possible to recover a debt with a “carpet” foreclosure by freezing all the debtor’s bank accounts. In this article, we will see how this procedure works: What is a foreclosure? How to freeze the debtor’s current accounts? What...
