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Italy’s upper house of Parliament on Wednesday definitively approved draft law no. 844, thus these provisions are binding law. The law approved by the Senate has not yet been published in the Italian Official Gazette. However, the new provisions provide a 12 months transition period. Accordingly, the new law will Read More
The Italian Government approved a draft law decree aimed at ensuring financial stability and market integrity in the event of hard Brexit (the "Decree"). The final version of the Decree is expected to be issued soon and will enter into force upon the publication on the Official Journal. Amendments in Read More
In 2015, Italian entrepreneurs filed an application with the European Intellectual Property Office ("EUIPO") for registration of the following EU trade mark, which they had been using, for, among others, goods in Classes 18 and 25. A Dutch company filed a notice of opposition to the registration of that figurative mark, Read More
Following the incorporation into Italian national laws of the Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution IVASS (the Italian insurance regulator) has issued the new Regulation no. 41 of 2 August 2018 on disclosure, advertising and creation of insurance Read More
Following the approval of the Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution (recast) it is now time to assess the aim of such Directive, taking into account that EU countries shall incorporate it into national law by 23 February Read More
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 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
