Special register of historic trademarks of national interest

Art. 31 of Law n. 151 dated 28.6.2019, published in the Official Gazette of 29.6.2019, introduced the historical trademark of national interest into our legal system and established the relevant special register at the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, which can be consulted at

https://www.uibm.gov.it/bancadati/bollettini_storici/index/ [1].

The application for registration in the special register of historic trademarks of national interest can be submitted to the Italian Patent and Trademark Office  -  electronically  only – since 16 April 2020.

The owners or exclusive licensees of trademarks registered for at least fifty years or for which it is possible to demonstrate continuous use for at least fifty years to distinguish goods or services coming from an Italian company historically linked to the national territory, are entitled to registration - which has an unlimited duration.