Patents: fair compensation for non-remunerated inventions ex art. 64 C.P.I.; The Milan Court of Appeal confirms employer’s duty also in the case it has not patented the employee’s invention, but it has transferred it to a third party.

Jul 6, 2018 | News, Patents

The decision n. 3165/2018 has been published on 27 June 2018 in a proceedings in which an inventor employee has been assisted by Studio Legale Sena e Tarchini against the employer company belonging to a multinational group. It has confirmed that the employer company...

Legislative Decree 11 May 2018 n. 63

Jun 14, 2018 | News

On 22 June 2018 the Legislative Decree 11 May 2018 n. 63 shall enter into force   implementing the EU Directive no. 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure and...

News on the protection of know-how

May 29, 2018 | News

In May there were two important innovations in terms of protection of know-how: one legislative and the other jurisprudential. Infact, on 8 May 2018, the Council of Ministers has definitively approved the Legislative Decree which implements the EU Directive n....

Creation protected by copyright and subordinated work

May 29, 2018 | News

With decision n. 11163 dated 9 May 2018 the Supreme Court has confirmed two important principles as a corollary to the rule provided in articles 12bis, 12ter and 88 of the copyright law for some categories of works protected by copyright (computer programs and data...

Increase in the number of Patents granted by the EPO

Apr 23, 2018 | News, Patents

On March 7, 2018 the EPO published its Annual Report for  2017 which is available on its website (www.epo.org/about-us/annual-reports-statistics/annula-report/2017.html).The report shows a general growth in european patent filings and grants by the EPO, especially in...