Archive: 30 Apr 2014

Italy warned to fully implement EU law on copyright for designs

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, […]