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10 January 2021Jurisdiction reportsValentina Gazzarri

Italy jurisdiction report: Complying with public morality

Article 14, paragraph 1 letter a. of the Italian Code on Industrial Property provides that: “The following shall not be registered as trademarks: a) signs that are contrary to the law, public policy or accepted principles of public morality.”

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