Vincenzo Iaia There is a fear, especially among technophobes, that artificial intelligence (AI) may soon replace, among various jobs, those closely related to art, culture, and science. The various decisions in the United States (as reported here and...

Vincenzo Iaia In April 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture launched a set of guidelines and tariffs for the exploitation of cultural works under the custody of Italian institutions. In our comment of the ministerial order, we welcomed the guidelines...

Vincenzo Iaia On 30 October 2023, the US District Court for the Northern District of California issued the first decision in the US (and probably worldwide) ruling on the legitimacy of the reproduction of copyrighted works for training generative...

Vincenzo Iaia The Italian law of 24 July 2023, No. 2023 amended, inter alia, Art. 65 of the Italian Industrial Property Code (IIPC) which regulates the allocation of patent rights for inventions by university researchers and professors. The provision...

Vincenzo Iaia Over the past few years, influencer marketing has become an increasingly popular strategy in companies’ commercial communication. This market is expected to generate around 20 billion euros in revenue by 2023. Influencer marketing involves...

As a result of the vote taken by the Italian Parliament, Law no. 102 of July 24, 2023 revising the Italian Industrial Property Code (IPC) has been approved and will come into force on August 23, 2023. The provision is part of the “Strategic Intervention...

Edoardo Cesarini; verifier Elizabeth House With Judgment no. 2826/2021, the Specialized Business Section of the Court of Milan found that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry novella The Little Prince entered the public domain on January 1st, 2015. Here, the...

Vincenzo Iaia With the decision no. 15903 of June 6, 2023, the Italian Supreme Court provided some guidance on what constitutes effective use of a trademark to prevent its abandonment with specific regards to the entertainment market. The sign at...

Vincenzo Iaia After a consultation with the Italian Film Commission, the Directorate-General for Cinema, and other stakeholders, the Italian Ministry of Culture issued the Decree No. 161 of April 13th, 2023, a set of guidelines for the calculation...