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20DecThe Italian Competition Authority imposes FRAND licensing to a local newspaper in a paradigm for the essential facility doctrine applied to copyrights (Società Iniziative Editoriali)On 20 December 2017, the Italian Competition Authority (or “ICA”) issued a rare infringement decision in an abuse of dominance investigation against the publisher of a local daily newspaper (“SIE”), which refused to deal with a player (the “complainant” or “Euregio”) in the downstream local market for daily media intelligence services.
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31Oct"Dirigeant" en France, "Dirigente" en Italie : vrais ou faux-amis ?Malgré leur ressemblance lexicale, les termes de « dirigeants » en France et de « dirigenti » en Italie n’ont pas exactement la même signification. L’homonymie peut ainsi se révéler source d’erreurs, parfois non négligeables, voire d’une mauvaise compréhension entre les interlocuteurs des deux pays… Evitons les malentendus !Article filed under: French Desk
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10OctMartina Lucenti and Clemente Perrone Da Zara join the firmPortolano Cavallo announces the hiring of Martina Lucenti and Clemente Perrone Da Zara, from October 1st, respectively as counsel and of counsel. With their experience in commercial and corporate litigation, Martina and Clemente strengthen Portolano Cavallo in a strategically important area.Article filed under: Dispute Resolution
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30Augitaly reforms the system of turnover thresholds for merger controlYesterday (29 August 2017), a long-awaited reform of the Italian turnover thresholds for merger control has entered into force following publication of law N. 124 of 4 August 2017 on the Official Journal (occurred on August 14th). The new turnover thresholds are immediately applicable to all concentrations between undertakings, irrespectively of the industrial sector in…
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21AugLitigation & dispute resolution 2017This chapter was first published on Global Legal Insights website
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7AugOutsourcing 2017This chapter was first published on International Comparative Legal Guides website and it was written by our associate Marco Blei and Luca Zoani (Spada Partners) 1 – Regulatory Framework 1.1 Are there any national laws that specifically regulate outsourcing transactions? Under Italian law, outsourcing agreements are not specifically regulated.
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31JulDistribuzione selettiva e divieto di vendere su marketplace di terziPUBBLICATE LE CONCLUSIONI DELL’AVVOCATO GENERALE NEL CASO COTY GERMANY, C-230/16 Il 26 luglio 2017 l’Avvocato Generale Wahl ha reso le tanto attese conclusioni nel caso C-230/16 Coty Germany GmbH v. Parfumerie Akzente Gmbh (de seguito “Conclusioni” e “Caso Coty”), rispondendo in senso positivo alla seguente domanda: il divieto di vendere i prodotti su piattaforme di…
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26JunAGCOM ORDERS VIVENDI TO COMPLY WITH A STATUTORY BAN TO SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD QUALIFIED MINORITY STAKES IN TELECOM AND MEDIASETThis article was first published on IRIS newsletter – June issue, Italy section On 18 April 2017, the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (the Italian Communications Authority – AGCOM) issued a decision by which – for the first time ever – it has applied the ban set forth in Article 43, paragraph 11, of the…Article filed under: Regulatory
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9JunTurin court upholds vespa’s 3d trademarkAnother step forward for the protection of industrial design Judgment no. 1900/2017, Zhejiang Zhongneng Industry Group e Taizhou Zhongneng Import And Export Co v. Piaggio & Co. S.p.A., Court of Turin The Turin Court of First Instance has recently taken its stance on the issues of three-dimensional trademarks and copyright on industrial designs (Judgment no…
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24MayWhat US Cos. must know about EU e-commerce rulesThis article was first published on Law360 on May 15th, 2017. Download the full PDF here. PART I U.S.-based manufacturers of branded goods who wish to distribute them across the EU may face compelling legal challenges in protecting their ability…Article filed under: Regulatory
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