With sentence no. 31836/2020, the Italian Court of Cassation again ruled on the relationship between the protection of the trademark and the crimes of "counterfeiting, alteration or use of trademarks or distinctive signs or patents, models and designs" and "introduction into the State and trade of products with false signs ", respectively provided for and punished by art. 473 and 474 of the Italian criminal code. The case in question concerned a seller of spare parts for auto

SMEs based in an EU Member State and willing to register a European trademark or design can apply for a refund of the fees paid to the EUIPO, by accessing the Ideas Powered for Business SME fund (grant sheme of 20 million Euro). Each SME can be reimbursed up to a maximum of EUR 1.500. Applications are allowed from 1 to 31 May 2021, from 1 to 31 July 2021 and from 1 to 30 September 2021. The EUIPO will not consider applications received outside these periods. Grants are distri

#asia #trademark #marchi #dongpartners #intellectualproperty #international #internazionalizzazione #export Brand protection is an important element in a business internationalization strategy. Often, erroneously, it is believed that the registration of the company name with the Register of Companies is sufficient to protect oneself. Instead, the company name and brand are different things from a legal point of view. Thus, it may happen that the opportunity to enter an intern

#pi #italia #cina #trademark #marchio #tips #business The interview with Avv. Lifang Dong, Managing Partner of Dong & Partners international law firm and President of the Silk Council Association, on the protection of intellectual property in China, has been published by "Italian Lifestyle. China, together". The article offers some practical tips to face the Chinese market and protect your brand in online and offline channels. What mistakes to avoid? How to fight the sale of

Do not miss our new Program “For all your issues, you can rely on us”. Such a new program has been created by Dong & Partners and Weishi Italy media. The Program is in Italian and Chinese and it aims to provide practical and juridical advice to people who live, study and work in Italy. Non perdetevi il nuovo Programma “Per tutti i vostri problemi ci siamo noi”, realizzato da Dong & Partners e dal media Weishi Italy. Il programma in italiano e cinese, offre consigli pratici e