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5JunFashion industry: the supply chain in Coronavirus timesThe business slowdown due to the COVID-19 epidemic and the subsequent shutdown of production facilities have involved most industries and sectors, including fashion.
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5DecCites convention – amendments to the appendices and new decisions and resolutionsFollowing the 18th CITES meeting of the Conference of the Parties (“CoP18”) of last August 2019, on 26th November 2019 New CITES Appendices and new suites of Resolutions and Decisions entered into force.
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15OctIrene Picciano joins the firm as of counselPortolano Cavallo announces the arrival of Irene Picciano as a member of the Firm: as of counsel, Ms. Picciano will be mainly responsible for competition and product, trade and corporate compliance matters.
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14JanLégislation CITES - Quelles obligations pour les entreprises?Il y a quelques semaines la Maison Chanel a annoncé vouloir renoncer à l’utilisation de peaux exotiques pour ses collections à cause de la difficulté à repérer des sources d’approvisionnement fiables en termes d’intégrité et de traçabilité, conformément à ses propres normes éthiques.
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18SepColor trademark protection in the fashion industryColors and combinations of colors have been increasingly used to distinguish and identify the origin of products. For example, one could point to the blue and silver colors of the Red Bull can, the teal of Tiffany’s jewellery boxes, the bright red featuring on the soles of Louboutin’s high heels, Cadbury’s use of purple for its chocolate packaging and so on…
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3AprProtecting Brands on the Internet — A Look at Approaches Taken by the EU, US and ItalyIntroduction Online advertising is the backbone of the internet business model. However, the practice by online advertisers in bidding to use keywords purchased from search engines featuring famous brand names may hurt brand owners’ reputation or divert consumers. Moreover, the internet offers more opportunities for counterfeiters...
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19MarItaly moves to protect IPSomething new is happening in Italy, in terms of both trademark and copyright protection. Firstly Italian Courts have recently issued significant decisions which granted copyright protection to design works against their slavish reproduction by third parties. And secondly a shut-down of web-sites offering counterfeit products has been ordered by the Italian Antitrust Authority that found…Article filed under: Brand, Rights, Dispute Resolution, Fashion, Internet & Ecommerce, Intellectual Property
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4MarItalian Authorities join forces with Italian Companies in fighting Counterfeits and PiracyAn increasing number of recent cases show a new Italian perspective on non-traditional IPR remedies, such as shut-down of web-sites found liable for unfair commercial practices, tax evasion, unlawful data processing. Regarding counterfeit, below a few basic information on the criteria used by the Italian Antitrust Authority (AGCM) in connection thereto. On January 23 2013,…
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11Oct“Made in Italy”: something you need to know when managing commercial relationships with italian manufacturersIntroduction The Italian manufacturing industry is composed of many firms which are family businesses, are small/medium-sized and, generally speaking, are not assisted by attorneys or a law firm in their day to day activities. As a consequence, it is very common that parties entering into a commercial relationship do not sign a comprehensive supply agreement….
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19JanTesters and unboxed cosmetic productsAccording to EU case law, the sale of tester bottles of perfume may infringe trademark rights in certain circumstances. In particular, infringement issues may arise in connection with: a trademark owner’s express prohibition of sale; a trademark owner’s right to recall a tester; the presentation of the product; and the absence of required consumer information…
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