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Geo-blocking, VPNs, and copyright: The CJEU clarifies the boundaries of the communication to the public

On the boundaries of the exclusion from patentability of surgical treatment methods: the BrainLab case.

The boundaries between the public domain and trademark law: the “MICKEY IS FREE” case

Registered trademark and freedom of artistic expression: the use of the trademark “Miss Italia”

Musical sampling and the boundaries of the pastiche exception

Copyright protection of fictional characters: A Fistful of Dollars v. Rango

The principle of neutralisation: The “Gianfranco Ferrè” trademark

Anticipatory interim measures: Italian legislation aligns with European Law

The General Court revisits the issue of the earlier trademark’s reputation: the Obelix v Obelix case

The parody exception to copyright: the final chapter in the “Zorro” saga

Admissibility of appeal and proof of software copyright ownership

UPC Court of Appeal’s ruling on Adobe et al. v Keeex: “long arm jurisdiction” cannot be based on the locus commissi delicti

Jurisdiction in cross-border disputes concerning unfair competition

Copyright protection of works of applied art: Where the Law stands after Cofemel and Brompton

Beyond creativity: can “Catalog Customization” be eligible for protection as a registered design?

UPC Court of Appeal’s first ruling on proportionality of injunctions

Inadmissibility of late incidental appeal in PI proceedings

Jurisdiction of national Courts over Italian portions of non-opted-out European Patents

Trademarks descriptive of medical techniques: the “BOPT” case