Italy: Patent

The Milan Local Division of the UPC Court of First Instance issued a comprehensive decision by default addressing critical questions of service procedure, damages standards, and enforcement mechanisms in cross-border patent infringement cases.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that national laws cannot allow preliminary injunctions to remain in force indefinitely without merits proceedings, prompting Italy to introduce a transitional regime through Decree-Law No. 100/2026. This creates a narrow 60-day window for respondents to challenge pre-existing injunctions while requiring right holders to urgently review their portfolios of preliminary injunctions to preserve them.

When assessing novelty, the Court will examine the disclosure of the prior art document overall and will compare this disclosure to the scope of the patent-in-suit. If one way of “mapping” leads...

Patent Litigation Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Italy, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

In Italia, si sa, ci sono almeno 60 milioni di Commissari Tecnici della Nazionale, soprattutto quando si parla di calcio...

When all parties jointly request a stay, the court must grant it, regardless of the permissive wording in the rule. This upholds party autonomy in determining the subject matter and conduct of their case.

Come è sotto gli occhi di tutti, l'intelligenza artificiale generativa (GenAI) sta conoscendo una crescita esponenziale, rivoluzionando settori diversificati e ridefinendo...

Per favorire le imprese nella valorizzazione dei propri titoli di Proprietà Industriale, il Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (MiMit)...

Per favorire le imprese nella valorizzazione dei propri titoli di Proprietà Industriale, il Ministero delle...