Elisabetta Mina Following adoption by the JURI Committee (Legal Affairs) of the European Parliament of the text of the Report on the proposed Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM Directive) as drafted by its Rapporteur, Axel Voss, the European Parliament…

Simona Franco In 2010 Christian Louboutin, the French designer known throughout the world for his jewelled shoes with their signature scarlet-red soles, registered a trademark in the Benelux countries comprising of "the colour red (Pantone 18 1663TP) applied to the sole of a shoe". In 2012 Louboutin asked the Hague…

Gilberto Cavagna The recent ruling issued by the Italian Supreme Court (Section I Civil, judgment no. 2039, of 26 January 2018), in the case filed by the Emilio & Annabianca Vedova Foundation, was an opportunity to confirm the well-established principles concerning the comparison of works of art that should inform legal judgments…

Simona Franco With a ruling, published on 25 January 2018, the Court of Milan again ruled on the trademarks andshapesof Barilla biscuits.  The issue had already been the subject of previous rulings by the Court, (before in preliminary injunction proceedings and then in the following appeal) all in favor of Barilla and…