Intellectual property

Intangible assets (and among them, intellectual property rights) often outrank the significance of the physical ones in a corporation’s performance. Lawsuits increasingly deal with issues relating to such assets and rights. This section intends to high lighten some of the significant cases.

Street Art before an Italian Court.

Street Artist B… takes issue with an exhibition of his work organized by the Museum of Cultures in Milan.


A recent case pending before the IP Section of the First Instance Court in Milan shows that exhibition organizers need to be careful when they make...

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The use of historic buildings and famous art works in advertising

A copyright oriented approach is important but even advertising restrictions


Why not giving your planned ad campaign a peculiar touch by showing a historic building or a famous painting or statue? The ‘old stuff’ is clearly ...

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Intellectual property

Street Art and IP protection. What is the legal framework to consider?

Is ‘legality’ a requirement to enjoy intellectual property protection?


What do we think of Writers and other Street Artists and their creative efforts? Are they villains and vandals? Are their creations to be considere...

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