On November 6, 2017, the European Delegation Law 2016-2017 was published in the Official Gazette No. 259. Among the provisions of said Law (No. 163 of October 25, 2017), the Parliament delegates to the Government the transposition of some European directives, including those involving industrial and intellectual property rights, with particular reference to Articles 3, 4 and 15.
Article 3 delegates to the Government the adoption of one or more legislative decrees:
with regard to the implementation of Directive (EU) No. 2015/2436 in order to approximate the legislations of the Member States on trade marks, and
with regard to the adjustment of the national legislation to reflect the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2424 on the European Union Trade Mark (EUTM).
Article 4 includes a delegation to adjust the national legislation:
to the European regulations in the matter of unitary patent protection, as set forth in Regulation (EU) 1257/2012, and
to regulations establishing the Unified Patent Court (Agreement ratified and enforced in accordance with Law No. 214 of November 3, 2016).
Article 15 introduces specific guidelines for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/943 on the protection of trade secrets and the fight against unlawful acts in this field.