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19 May 20233D marks: a new case for the distinctiveness of vodka bottlesA step forward for three-dimensional marks registrability

4 May 2023Standard Essential Patents (SEP): European Commission's proposal for a new RegulationThe aim is a more effective and transparent intellectual property rights framework

21 April 2023Forbes confirms GLP in "100 Professionals 2023" among the top consulting firms in ItalyFor the fourth consecutive year, GLP is the only firm in the Consulting section to operate exclusively in intellectual property

31 March 2023#GLPoint / Creative and non-predictive artificial intelligence: what protection?An overview of copyright for works created by technology, such as the recent 'Zarya of the Dawn'

22 March 2023GLP for L'Espresso: our interview about social media and intellectual propertyWe were interviewed by the well-known Italian weekly for the article 'Copy and paste ideas: who protects the creative?

10 March 2023GLP contributes to the Chinese Intellectual Property Office's (CNIPA) public request for opinions on the draft revision of the Chinese Trademark LawThe CNIPA has solicited public opinions on the draft revision to the China Trademark Law

24 February 2023NFT and trademark infringement in the virtual world: Hermès wins lawsuit over 'Metabirkins'A case from digital jurisprudence on trademark infringement and dilution, cybersquatting and damage to corporate reputation

21 February 2023The Chinese IP Market confirms GLP as a leading European IP firm for the third year runningWe've been awarded the prestigious “2023 Recommended International IP Agencies” recognition in Beijing during the China IP International Annual Forum, a key event for all Asian IP professionals

20 February 2023Online counterfeiting and the hybrid platform conceptLouboutin vs Amazon lawsuit: liability of service providers in case of counterfeiting and definition of the concept of hybrid marketplace

18 February 2023The new patent protection system in Europe: Germany's ratification paves the way for the Unitary Patent PackageStarting from June 1, 2023, unitary patent protection will become a reality in Europe, with Milan (Italy) being one of the local divisions of the UPC

13 February 2023Rinnovati gli incentivi di EUIPO a favore delle PMI europee per la protezione della proprietà intellettualeAnche quest’anno «Ideas Powered for Business» offrirà voucher per il rimborso parziale dei costi di deposito marchi, disegni, modelli e brevetti

10 February 2023#GLPoint / Phishing claims in UDRP domain name disputesResponding to the wave of cybercrime

10 January 2023GLP interviewed by China IP Magazine and China IP TodayThe leading sources of IP news in China asked us to talk about our history and various IP developments

13 December 2022Invalidity and revocation of trademarks in Italy: new procedure from 29 December 2022Applications can be presented directly to the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, harmonizing the regulation with the rest of the European Union

6 December 2022UPC: start of the sunrise period postponed to 1 March 2023Additional time is needed to properly access the Case Management System (CMS)

23 November 2022Recognised the infringement of registered trademarks in the new NFT marketThe Court of Rome recently issued a precautionary order in favour of the Juventus Football Club

18 November 2022EPO on Unitary Patent: start of transitional measures to 1 January 2023Allowing early requests for unitary effect and requests for a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent

21 October 2022#GLPoint / Registered and unregistered designs: the "ratio" behind unregistered Community designsSome aspects to bear in mind when shaping a design portfolio strategy

11 October 2022The kick off date of the Unified Patent Court unveiled?The Court has published an implementation roadmap

30 September 2022Vietnam: important changes to the Intellectual Property Law regarding trademarksSoon into force a transparent and effective trademark regulation procedure in this emerging territory

15 July 2022Your satisfaction, our recognitionsThanks to all our Clients and Partners for allowing us to achieve several major industry awards, placing us among the top players in the European IP field

22 June 2022#GLPoint / Tarnishment of a trademark through a domain name for profit-makingThe evidence of a respondent's bad faith in the UDRP proceedings before WIPO

23 May 2022Drug Patent Linkage System in ChinaA first litigation case has been handled

19 May 2022#GLPoint / A slogan is an important communication tool. How can you protect it?A slogan cannot always aspire to trademark protection. However, the legal system and more specifically legislation on intellectual property offers alternative protection and registration tools

4 May 2022Italian companies: a steep rise of patent applications filed with the EPO in 2021Growth has almost doubled since 2020 and well above the average growth of EU countries

29 April 20222021: a record year for patent applications filed with the EPOInformation and communications technology companies accounted for one third of all the patent applications

8 April 2022Taiwan: clearer directives to assess the likelihood of confusion between marksNew guidelines referring to European, Japanese and American examination practice

7 April 2022Patenting 5G technologies: who is who?The major players in the industry own 80% of the patents

1 April 2022#GLPoint / The importance of patents and know-how in the pharmaceutical sector during Covid pandemicHow to match intellectual property rights with the universal right to health to guarantee to the inhabitants of least developed countries the administration of the anti-Covid vaccine

29 March 2022New record (+22%) for UDRP domain disputes before WIPOA growth deriving also from the greater number of people spending more time online, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic

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