29 August 2024
Breeders and royalties: what does the law say?
Lawyer Roberto Manno interviewed by the editorial staff of “uvadatavola.com,” answers the main questions that have arisen following the Supreme Court ruling No. 9429/2024
12 August 2024
Bari IP court annuls Sunworld Italian patent for Sugraone grape variety for lack of novelty
The Court of Bari in a ruling "declares the nullity of the Italian patent No.…
28 June 2024
The Supreme Court of Cassation on the clauses limiting producers’ rights to harvest material
Guest in the program "IL GRAFFIO," Roberto Manno lawyer explains the key-points of the recent…
12 April 2024
Plant varieties: a clarification on patents, royalties and contracts
uvadatavola.com interviewed lawyer Roberto Manno, founder of WebLegal firm and intellectual property expert at a…
12 April 2024
EU Court of Justice defines limits of breeders’ rights over plant varieties
Interview with lawyer Roberto Manno on the December 19, 2019, ruling of the Court of…
12 February 2024
The development of the CJEU case law in plant variety rights
by Roberto Manno Abstract Plant Variety Rights (or Plant Breeders Rights) involve fundamental aspects of…
19 January 2024
CPVO: Board of Appeal decision on Cripps Pink and Cripps Red Varieties
With a landmark decision on 12 January 2024, the Board of Appeal (BoA) for the…
12 January 2024
Cripps Pink and Cripps Red varieties in checkmate after CPVO Board of Appeal ruling
The CPVO Board of Appeal recognizes the suitability of the evidence produced by Teak Enterprise…
9 March 2019
White Paper on ‘Essentially Derived Varieties’
Essentially Derived Varieties (EDV) are a very interesting topic in international Plant Variety Rights, a…
21 September 2017
Sun World International vs Puglia Export Fruits – Plant Variety Rights (Round II)
On September 8, 2017, the full Court of Bari rejected the appeal brought by the…