The Authority, in an emergency measure adopted on 7 July, warned the famous Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok that it is illegal to use personal data stored without the data subject's explicit consent.

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Three years after COFEMEL, the Italian trial courts still seem far from recognising that copyright protection cannot be conditional on the existence of any artistic value. Here are the most relevant decisions on the matter.

Euipo expressed on the distinctiveness of a vodka bottle, focusing on color combinations.

The General Court of the European Union confirmed the revocation of Apple's iconic “Think Different”

The Court ruled in a copyright dispute between Mrs. Maria Sofia Pisu, granddaughter of the late artist Maria Lai, and the foundation established by Maria Lai herself.

The Court upheld the claims of the well-known jewellery manufacturing company Stroili Oro against counterfeiting acts, parasitic competition and slavish imitation of two competitors.

The Court dismissed the opposition to the registration of the below Huawei’s EU figurative trademark in class 9, filed by the well-known fashion house Chanel

The Court concluded that EUIPO had not ascertained that all of the features of appearance of the contested design were solely dictated by the technical function of the relevant product.

The Court stated that the slogan “It’s Like Milk, But Made for Humans” has the minimum degree of distinctive character required for it to be registered as a trademark.

The Court ascertained that the author of a so-called “simple photograph” has the right to compensation for damages deriving from its unauthorised publication by another party.

The ECJ returns to the subject of the framing of works protected by copyright

The Court ruled in favour of the petitioner Nexthing Ltd which had requested an urgent declaration of non-infringement, by its homonymous word and figurative trademarks, of the NEXT (word and figurative) trademarks belonging to the defendant Next Holding SpA

The Court endorsed the applicant’s arguments and stated that the words “WINDSOR – CASTLE” did not describe the products claimed in the application or their characteristics.

The ICA fined the GoFundMe Ireland Ltd for unfair commercial practices against consumers, concerning the management of some online fundraising campaigns.

The CJEU ruled on the interpretation of Art. 13(1) of the EU Regulation no. 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, regarding the infringement of a PDO

HP was fined for misleading and aggressive commercial practices against consumers, in relation to the sale of some printer models in Italy

The ICA closed the investigation against the Spanish company Parclick S.L. for the infringement of the Italian Consumer Code and accepted the commitments proposed by the latter