In recent years, Italy has paid more attention to intellectual property protection, The Italian economy is not as competitive in terms of product costs, But in terms of innovation and immaterial products, Intellectual property, that is, It's still competitive.

　　For this reason, Italy has taken some relevant reform measures on the basis of the original intellectual property system, Mainly include 2005 years 3 A new intellectual property protection code came into force in January—— "Industrial property law" . Compared to the previous regulations, "Industrial property law" The main changes are as follows: Trade mark, Laws and regulations on patents and designs have been reorganized and amended into legal compilations; Cite a broader definition of industrial property; Inventions for research employees and physicians, The relevant regulations have been reformed; The Italian Patent and Trademark Office was restructured and expanded (pto) Duties, etc.

　　 "Industrial property law" A new definition of industrial property is proposed, specify, Industrial property also includes the name of origin, Geographic identification and confidential company information. Confidential corporate information is what is not known (The content is not known from its shape) Or secret information not readily available to experts in the same field, Its economic value is based on its secrecy, And there are adequate control procedures in place to keep it secret. Information related to testing before the product is put into the market is also confidential information of the Company. In accordance with "Industrial property law" stipulation, As long as the invention relates to the work specified in the employment contract, And specific compensation has been paid to employees, Inventions created by employees belong to employers. If the specific compensation for the invention is not specified in the employment contract, At the same time inventions are created in the performance of employment relations, If the invention is patented, Then the invention belongs to the employer, But the employee must be compensated appropriately. If the above conditions cannot be met, The invention is related to the field in which the employer operates, The invention belongs to the employee, But the employer has the right to choose exclusive use, Not exclusively to use or purchase the invention. If the employer and the employee fail to agree on the amount of compensation or remuneration for the invention, It can be evaluated by an arbitration panel. In addition, A new definition of piracy has also been introduced. Industrial property piracy refers to fraud committed in an organized manner.

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