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[Guest Post] Italian Supreme Court finds plant breeder's contractual terms were contrary to public interest

Ferragamo did not infringe Audrey Hepburn’s image/personality rights by stating that its shoes were originally designed for her

Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The Vespa appearance: Italian Supreme Court considers that its artistic value may preclude trade mark protection (due to substantial value absolute ground)

When is an artist entitled to refuse attribution of an artwork? Italian Supreme Court provides (final) guidance in long-running dispute over Jeff Koons’s The Serpents

Parody under copyright and trade mark law: key guidance from Zorro .. and the Italian Supreme Court

How far does a footballer's right to control use of their their image go? Italian Supreme Court weighs in on interplay between right to private life and freedom of expression/information

Italian Supreme Court considers search engines hosting providers and finds them potentially eligible for the application of the hosting safe harbour

Italian Supreme Court says that the quotation exception in copyright law only applies to partial reproductions of works, never to works in their entirety

[Guest post] Beware of Gucci’s “G”: Italian Supreme Court reminds Florence courts that well-known trade marks enjoy enhanced protection

Italian Supreme Court rules that technical regulation (drafted by an IP lawyer) may be *in principle* protected by copyright

Italian Supreme Court applies CJEU Cofemel decision to makeup store layout