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Copyright protection for industrial design: the Milan Court of Appeal protects Ferrari car designs and seeks to align the artistic value requirement with MIO/USM Haller
Referring to the EU case law in Cofemel and Mio/USM Haller, the Court gave precedence to originality, while considering that artistic value may nevertheless help confirm it ex post, as a result of the work’s subsequent recognition over time as a cultural or social icon.
Commercial Partnerships and Ownership of Resulting Inventions:A Decision of the Milan Court of Appeal
Commercial collaborations frequently give rise to new technical or creative outcomes. When this happens, disputes often emerge as to who owns the intellectual property rights in those results.
In litigation, the answer almost invariably depends on the content of the parties’ agreements — and, just as importantly, on what those agreements fail to regulate.
A recent judgment of the Milan IP Court of Appeal (Judgment no. 68/2026 of 14 January 2026), provides a clear illustration of this principle.