16.03.2026

European Commission Investigation into Shein and the Implications of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

1. Background to the Investigation On 17 February 2026, the European Commission…

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01.08.2025

Legal 500 - Country Comparative Guide on Patent Litigation

A comprehensive Q&A of 34 key questions, authored by Paolo Lazzarino and Roberto…

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17.04.2025

The European Commission’s Template on Training Data Transparency: First Guidelines for the AI Act

Following the adoption of the AI Act (Reg. EU 2024/1689) on August 1, 2024, one…

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21.02.2025

Legal 500 Patent Litigation Guide | Italy Chapter

ADVANT Nctm has contributed, thanks to Paolo Lazzarino and Roberto Cesaro, to…

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29.10.2024

Trademark vs. PDO: the Italian Court of Cassation Refers the Salaparuta Case to the CJEU for Clarification on Conflicting Protections

By Paolo Lazzarino Summary With ruling no. 12563/2024, the Italian Court of…

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19.05.2023

ADVANT launches its international team dedicated to the Unified Patent Court

“The Milan division of the Unified Patent Court, which will rule within certain timelines on important disputes relating the new unitary patent, will be a driving force to the advantage of Italy's…

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26.05.2020

The new Ambush Marketing discipline comes into force

With the conversion of Law Decree 16/2020 into law, Italy has adopted a specific discipline on Ambush Marketing, to protect the organizers of sporting events and exhibitions, sponsors and…

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24.03.2020

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Suspension of terms related to intellectual property proceedings following COVID-19 measures

Suspension of IP related deadlines as of 24 March 2020 EUIPO: All deadlines expiring between 9 March 2020 and 30 April 2020 inclusive affecting all parties in proceedings before the EUIPO are extended…

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16.03.2020

Now active the register of historical trademarks of national interest

The decree of the Director General for the Protection of Industrial Property - Italian Patent and Trademark Office, which establishes the procedures for registration in the special register of historical…

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01.06.2018

Nctm successfully defended the Bolzano Christmas Market trademark

Nctm successfully assisted the Municipality of Bolzano in a precautionary procedure concerning the "counterfeiting and parasitic" use of the "Mercatini di Bolzano" trademark by an event planning…

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15.05.2018

Nctm is “Firm of the Year - Copyright” at Legalcommunity Ip&Tmt Awards

Nctm is "Firm of the Year - Copyright" by Legalcommunity for its "reliability, timeliness and the ability to understand the business environment". The awards ceremony was held on Monday 14 May in…

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