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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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23MayRegolamento Privacy, la sfida europea di normare i metadatiNovità positive: l’estensione dell’applicazione della normativa agli OTT e la regolamentazione dei metadati. E’ anche vero, però, che si tratta di norme particolarmente complesse e oscure e si corre il rischio di sovrapposizioni e problemi interpretativi. Ma il testo può ancora cambiare
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17MayPharmaceutical antitrust 2017 – ItalyReproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. Getting the Deal Through: Pharmaceutical Antitrust 2017, (published in April 2017; contributing editors: Marta Giner Asins and Yann Anselin, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP).Article filed under: Regulatory
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16MayThe Garante’s Sigue fine: a warning on financial services companies’ compliance with data protection lawOn 2 February 2017 the Italian Data Protection Authority (‘Garante’) sanctioned five companies providing money transfer services with an overall fine amounting to more than €11 million for processing personal data without consumers’ consent.
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