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Italian retail jewellery stores chain
Advising an Italian company of the jewellery retail industry in the acquisition of the 50% stake in a jewellery retailer and negotiations of the ancillary trademark license agreement.
ICC Court amends its Rules to enhance transparency and efficiency
The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (the ICC Court) has announced important amendments to the ICC Rules of Arbitration (the Rules) with the aim of further increasing the efficiency and transparency of ICC arbitrations. The revised rules will apply from 1 March 2017. They provide Read More
The refusal to recognise hallmarks for precious metals affixed by a Member State assay office infringes EU law
The Commission brought an action before the Court of Justice against the Czech Republic for failure to fulfil obligations, on the ground that the Czech Republic refuses to recognise the hallmarks for precious metals affixed by WaarborgHolland, an independent assay office in the Netherlands. The Commission complains that the Czech Read More
European Commission launches EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
On 2 February 2016 the European Commission and the U.S. Government reached a political agreement on a new framework for transatlantic exchanges of personal data for commercial purposes: the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (see IP/16/216). The Commission presented the draft decision texts on 29 February 2016. Following the opinion of the article Read More
Jewellery design patents settlement of dispute
Acting on an alleged infringement of jewellery design patents. Acting for an Italian company, the firm handled proceedings in Milan courts, and successfully resolved the matter by a very favourable settlement, which was a fraction of the value of the claim.