- Published in UNFAIR COMPETITION
Parasitic unfair competition: what is the limit of similarity between activities in the same sector?
Saturday, 19 May 2018
It is normal that there exists a certain degree of similarity between activities that, although belonging to different owners, are in the same field (for example, two supermarket or two perfumeries chains). The question is: to what extent your business can lawfully resemble to another one which is already in the market without incurring the prohibition of parasitic unfair competition.
- Published in CASE LAW AND TRADEMARK, UNFAIR COMPETITION
Judgment of affinity between products
Sunday, 06 May 2018
In this article we explain how the judgment of affinity between products was decisive in a case concerning two well-known trademarks.
- Published in UNFAIR COMPETITION
Three types of unfair competition
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Italian law identifies 3 types of unfair competition: that concerning confusability of goods and services and slavish imitation, that concerning denigration of the competitor and the appropriation of the merits of other and that one which violates the principles of professional correctness.
- Published in UNFAIR COMPETITION
Comparative advertising and unfair competition in Italy
Thursday, 12 April 2018
In presence of comparative advertising unfair competition occurs when a trademark appropriates requirements, virtues or other belonging to another brand. Let’s see more in detail.
- Published in DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF A TRADEMARK, UNFAIR COMPETITION
Unfair competition, slavish imitation and distinctive capacity
Thursday, 12 April 2018
: In a proceeding for unfair competition due to slavish imitation, the Court took note of the lack of distinctiveness of the product. Find out why.