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This section contains – in chronological order – posts from the last years.

IP protection for a scooter design model.

Italian IP Court decides in defense of the design model of the Vespa scooter.


The Vespa brand - created in the 40ies and still around today, with models’ styling obviously adapted to technological development and varying tren...

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Intellectual property

How far extends protection granted under IP laws?

The tricky issue of when a ‘work’ is eligible for copyright protection


IP rights cover ‘productions in the literary, scientific and artistic domain’. However, copyright protects ‘expressions’ and not ‘ideas’. Hence, th...

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Intellectual property

Promoting religious believes, no worries about GDPR. Wrong assumption

Careful about how you preach and about how you address your targeted audience


Religious communities frequently send their members from door to door to promote their message and to recruit new followers. During such promotiona...

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Privacy

‘Legitimate Interest’, the GDPR’s Great Unknown

A new kid on the GDPR’s block?


The GDPR considers controller’s ‘legitimate interest’ one of the bases for lawful data processing. Marketers, learning that Recital 47 holds data h...

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Privacy

Advertising transparency: thou shall not mislead potential clients!

“Talking the talk, but not walking the walk”.


While the advertising industry puts a hype on principles such as ‘transparency’, ‘accountability’ and ‘trust’, marketers frequently rely on practic...

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Advertising

Influencer Marketing receives increased scrutiny from watchdogs

The subtle power of Social Media VIPs (disinterested?) suggestions


In recent years companies have been rushing to engage ‘influencers’ to spread the word about their products on social media. However, such practice...

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Advertising

Processing of personal data: consent requirements under GDPR

What about consent achieved prior to the entering in force of GDPR?


The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2016 and applies throughout the European Union since May 25, 2018. Compani...

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Privacy

Sexist ads: a never-ending story

Campaigns struggle to restrain from using disturbing innuendos.


A decades old problem, continuously in the headlines, but unsolved without a serious cultural change. Despite a periodically rising tide of public ...

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Advertising
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