Italian-headquartered Sisvel administers patent pools for some of the world's biggest electronics companies. Founder Roberto Dini spoke to Emma Barraclough about licensing, enforcement and patent trolls
Last year Italian judges resolved closely watched disputes about what constitutes IP infringement in the life sciences sector. Massimiliano Mostardini, Giovanni Galimberti, Fulvio Mellucci and Licia Garotti of Bird & Bird review the decisions
Italy has introduced new rules to stop manufacturers deceiving customers about where their products were made. Simone Verducci-Galletti and Donatella Prandin of Bugnion explain how they could catch out the unwary
Two recent court decisions against YouTube and the Pirate Bay herald a new era in the battle against online piracy in Italy, say Roberto Valenti and Elena Martini of DLA Piper
Italy's decision to grant Ferrari the right to trade mark the colour red demonstrates a more flexible, commercial approach to colour marks than the position adopted by OHIM and the ECJ, argues Diego Pallini of Notarbartolo & Gervasi
Fabrizio de Benedetti and Andrea Klein of SIB Società Italiana Brevetti explain how IP owners can make the most of tougher sanctions in the country's Criminal Code in their fight against infringers
February 2012
Patent survey 2012
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Will the new post grant and inter partes review proceedings result in more litigators practising pro hac vice before the USPTO?