Italy jurisdiction report: A new route to protection
But, after a change in law, applicants can now apply for protection in Italy without going through the European patent system.
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Patents
1 October 2015 Italy has officially added its name to the unitary patent, raising the total number of countries participating in the scheme to 26.
Trademarks
30 November 2015 In what is a significant shift, impending EU trademark reforms in Italy will allow parties to challenge granted trademarks on both relative and absolute grounds. Luigi Manna of Martini Manna Avvocati reports.