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Evaluation of affinities with known brands
- 06/12/2021
The Court of Cassation with the order n. 37355 on 29th November, 2021, decided that the assessment of affinity between a product and a well-Known and similar mark should not be carried out by a detailed examination and a verification which takes into account each individual element. The evaluation has to be done in a global and synthetic way, comparing the set of graphic and visual elements through an evaluation of impression.
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The Council of State reaffirms some principles in the field of public procurement
02/05/2024The Council of State, Section V, in its judgment of 12 February 2024, no. 1372, rendered on the subject of tender contracts, ruled that the instrument of "soccorso istruttorio" cannot be used to re...
The Contracting Authority enjoys wide discretion in the evaluation of technical offers
18/04/2024The Council of State, section V, in its judgement of 27 February 2024, no. 1911, rendered on the subject of tenders, reaffirmed that "the evaluation of the tenders and, likewise, the awarding of sc...
- 15/04/2024
The Court of Cassation, in its judgement of 20 March 2024, no. 7329, rendered in banking matters, ruled that "in bank account agreements, the statement of account balance has evidentiary effectiven...