Articoli

How to obtain information about the debtor’s assets for debt collection purposes
Through its lawyer, every creditor – just as the Revenue Agency can – has the right to access government databases in order to obtain information [...]
6 December 2022

Call for Collective Trademarks 2022: facilities for overseas promotion of collective and certification trademarks
With the publication of the Call for Collective Trademarks 2022 ( Directorial Decree Oct. 3, 2022, published in the Italian Official Gazette on Nov. 17, [...]
2 December 2022

NFT, trademarks and football clubs: the first Italian ordinance on the subject
For the first time in European territory, an Italian court has inhibited the marketing of NFTs depicting the registered trademark (of a football club). Let’s [...]
30 November 2022

The establishment of LLCs online
Incorporation of companies (LLCs or LLCs online) is now a reality. The attempt to exclude the notary at the incorporation stage was quashed by a [...]
24 November 2022

LGBT+ parenting in Italy: the troubled process for LGBT+ couples to recognize their children
In Italy there is still no law regulating and protecting the parenting of a LGBT+ couple, in other words, a law that determines the modalities [...]
22 November 2022

Dismissal in case of refusal to undergo medical examination
The Italian Supreme Court, Labor Section, in an order dated July 13, 2022 No. 22094, ruled on the legitimacy of the dismissal for just cause [...]
17 November 2022

Will Hermès prevail? Second appeal for Kelly and Birkin
The article, commenting on the judgement Cass. Civ. Sec. I, No. 30455/2022, illustrates the meaning of the so-called “secondary meaning”. [...]
15 November 2022

No more “central definition theory”? Supreme Court rules on counterfeiting by equivalents
The Italian Supreme Court, in Order No. 120 of Jan. 4, 2022, overcomes the outdated approach referred to as “central definition theory,” giving a spotlight [...]
10 November 2022

Workers, salary differences and the limitation of rights
The employer does not always pay what is owed to the employee in full, generating “pay differences” and, due to the passage of time, the [...]
8 November 2022

The case of the disloyal employee who steals confidential company information
Whenever an employee is suspected of misappropriating confidential company information, surprise legal action is often the only possible course of action. In this article: [...]
3 November 2022

How to value a work of art?
A recurring topic in art law is the economic valuation of artwork. In this article, we will focus on the main factors that influence the [...]
1 November 2022

Marital home allocation and children of full age: clarification from the Supreme Court.
The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation Sec. VI, in its Order No. 27374 of Sept. 19, 2022, ruled again on a crucial issue in separation [...]
27 October 2022

How to recover a debt if the debtor is deceased
Debt collection in the case of a deceased debtor requires special skills and must be approached by following a specific strategic process. In this article: [...]
20 October 2022

Unfair Competition for False Attribution of Clients
In commenting on Civil Cassation No. 19954/2021, this article presents the recurring case of unfair competition between advertising agencies competing for the privilege of working [...]
13 October 2022

Artificial Intelligence: the silent exploitation of authors’ works
This paper addresses the issue of artificial intelligences (capable of creating images from simple text prompts) and their possible misuse of the intellectual property rights [...]
11 October 2022

How to obtain information about the debtor’s assets for debt collection purposes
Through its lawyer, every creditor – just as the Revenue Agency can – has the right to access government databases in order to obtain information [...]
6 December 2022

Call for Collective Trademarks 2022: facilities for overseas promotion of collective and certification trademarks
With the publication of the Call for Collective Trademarks 2022 ( Directorial Decree Oct. 3, 2022, published in the Italian Official Gazette on Nov. 17, [...]
2 December 2022

NFT, trademarks and football clubs: the first Italian ordinance on the subject
For the first time in European territory, an Italian court has inhibited the marketing of NFTs depicting the registered trademark (of a football club). Let’s [...]
30 November 2022

The establishment of LLCs online
Incorporation of companies (LLCs or LLCs online) is now a reality. The attempt to exclude the notary at the incorporation stage was quashed by a [...]
24 November 2022

LGBT+ parenting in Italy: the troubled process for LGBT+ couples to recognize their children
In Italy there is still no law regulating and protecting the parenting of a LGBT+ couple, in other words, a law that determines the modalities [...]
22 November 2022

Dismissal in case of refusal to undergo medical examination
The Italian Supreme Court, Labor Section, in an order dated July 13, 2022 No. 22094, ruled on the legitimacy of the dismissal for just cause [...]
17 November 2022

Will Hermès prevail? Second appeal for Kelly and Birkin
The article, commenting on the judgement Cass. Civ. Sec. I, No. 30455/2022, illustrates the meaning of the so-called “secondary meaning”. [...]
15 November 2022

No more “central definition theory”? Supreme Court rules on counterfeiting by equivalents
The Italian Supreme Court, in Order No. 120 of Jan. 4, 2022, overcomes the outdated approach referred to as “central definition theory,” giving a spotlight [...]
10 November 2022

Workers, salary differences and the limitation of rights
The employer does not always pay what is owed to the employee in full, generating “pay differences” and, due to the passage of time, the [...]
8 November 2022

The case of the disloyal employee who steals confidential company information
Whenever an employee is suspected of misappropriating confidential company information, surprise legal action is often the only possible course of action. In this article: [...]
3 November 2022

How to value a work of art?
A recurring topic in art law is the economic valuation of artwork. In this article, we will focus on the main factors that influence the [...]
1 November 2022

Marital home allocation and children of full age: clarification from the Supreme Court.
The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation Sec. VI, in its Order No. 27374 of Sept. 19, 2022, ruled again on a crucial issue in separation [...]
27 October 2022

How to recover a debt if the debtor is deceased
Debt collection in the case of a deceased debtor requires special skills and must be approached by following a specific strategic process. In this article: [...]
20 October 2022

Unfair Competition for False Attribution of Clients
In commenting on Civil Cassation No. 19954/2021, this article presents the recurring case of unfair competition between advertising agencies competing for the privilege of working [...]
13 October 2022

Artificial Intelligence: the silent exploitation of authors’ works
This paper addresses the issue of artificial intelligences (capable of creating images from simple text prompts) and their possible misuse of the intellectual property rights [...]
11 October 2022