Italy warned to fully implement EU law on copyright for designs

SIB announced that The European Commission has invited Italy to fully implement Directive 98/71 on the legal protection of designs, meaning that designs must have the protection of design and copyright laws. SIB reminds that The Italian law implementing the Directive was changed several times, by reducing the transitional period from ten to five years, […]

sibSIB announced that The European Commission has invited Italy to fully implement Directive 98/71 on the legal protection of designs, meaning that designs must have the protection of design and copyright laws.

SIB reminds that The Italian law implementing the Directive was changed several times, by reducing the transitional period from ten to five years, then by “extending it indefinitely within the limits of use prior to the entry into force of the law”. The European Commission declared the ten-year transitional period incompatible with European Union law in 2005, and in 2011 the Court of Justice of the European Union concluded that a ten-year transitional period is too long to be compatible with the European Union law.

In case of missing the deadline, the next step for Italy will be proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

    • March 2024
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
      « Jan    
       123
      45678910
      11121314151617
      18192021222324
      25262728293031
  • IP4all Weekly Bulletin

    You can subscribe to the weekly IP4ALL Bulletin.

  • IP Consulting Ltd. - Intellectual Property Consulting Agency
  • Landmark-TP
  • Ivan Georgiev - Rembrand
  • Global IP Attorneys - The world's leading address guide for patent,  trademark, copyright, intellectual property and IP attorneys. In just a few steps you can find your agency for registration and protection of your intellectual property, patent, design, copyright or trademark.
  • The Professional Sector Network is a referral and networking group that caters exclusively to leading firms with a history of excellence in the business, advisory and investment sectors.
  • Online source of information for the events and developments in the field of intellectual property worldwide
  • Jobs in USA
  • Become our partners
  • IP Basis®

  • IP Guide®