What to do in case of receiving a provisional refusal notice from OSIM?
Obtaining a trademark can be a crucial step to the success of a business. However, sometimes the applicant may receive a notice of provisional refusal from OSIM (State Office for Inventions and Trademarks), signaling that your application does not meet certain legal conditions. In such situations, it is essential to address this issue appropriately, taking […]
Trademark renewal as a key element of success
According to Law no. 84/1998 on trademarks and geographical indications, republished, the registration of a trademark takes effect from the date of the regulatory filing of the trademark and has a validity of 10 years. After the expiry of this period, renewal of the trademark becomes an essential step in the management and protection of […]
Trade Secrets, Intellectual Property Rights?
Coca-Cola’s secret formula. McDonalds’ special sauce. Google’s search algorithm. Bumble’s dating software. This proprietary information is vital to these companies’ survival, and among their most valuable corporate assets. Each is protected as a trade secret. While patent law offers strong protections for proprietary inventions, obtaining a patent requires establishing that the invention is novel, non-obvious, […]
An IP Strategy for Success – The Italian company Eidon
Growth through a Strong IP Strategy Italian R&D company Eidon is a great example of using a strong IP strategy to facilitate growth. Through its activities of research, Eidon can acquire IP rights to technologies that it may not have had access to without customer contracts. New IP can then be used for access to […]
Differences between trademarks, business names and domain names
The registration of business names, domain names and trademarks occurs on separate and unrelated registers that are not officially cross-checked against each other. That’s why it’s very important to firstly know the difference between them and to know how to proceed afterwards. The main purpose of registering a business name is ultimately to ensure that […]
Five Reasons why Trademarks are Important to your Business
The fundamental role of a trademark in business is to identify a product, service or concept and differentiate it from other similar products on the market. Although it also has a physical form that is generally conveyed by a name, a slogan and a symbol, the mark is primarily an intangible value, a sum of […]
