Italy: Patent

The Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court addresses an application for security for costs under Rule 158.1 of the Rules of Procedure in patent infringement proceedings between Biopsafe ApS and Kaltek S.r.l. The case involves three European patents and raises important questions about cost security requirements in UPC litigation.

Cardo Systems, Ltd. has initiated infringement proceedings against Shenzhen Ziwu Chuangxin Technology Co., Ltd. and Resosport Limited at the Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court. The case involves European Patent EP4240194 and follows specific procedural rules under the UPC framework.

A Chinese defendant successfully obtained conditional alignment of procedural deadlines in a patent infringement case before the Milan Local Division, despite the claimant's opposition based on the Hong Kong co-defendant's alleged refusal to accept voluntary service. The Court granted the alignment but required immediate acceptance of service by the unserved defendant as a precondition.

The balance between protecting design innovation and maintaining healthy market competition has long been a central theme in Intellectual Property (IP) law.

Failure to comply with a court order (Rule 158 RoP) for security for costs can result in the dismissal of a revocation action by default (Rule 355.2 RoP), especially when the opposing party requests it.

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has issued a significant decision that provides important guidance on the interpretation of patent claims in UPC proceedings.

Esiste la credenza, assimilabile ad una sorta di regola non scritta, che un brevetto sia qualcosa di estremamente complesso, rivolto ad aspetti tecnicamente elaborati e confinato ad applicazioni...

The Court rejected the request (here: from Menarini) for intervention, emphasizing that Article 313 RoP permits intervention in interim injunction proceedings only under exceptional circumstances.

Quanto vale la Proprietà Intellettuale? E in particolare: quando costa registrare un nuovo marchio? Anche se, forse, la vera domanda da porsi sarebbe: quanto costa non tutelare il proprio marchio (o brevetto)?