Intellectual Property
Intangibles (trademarks, patents, industrial secrets, designs) are increasingly fundamental drivers of success. Like our clients, we know that protecting and exploiting industrial property rights is a central priority in this continuously evolving market.
Why choose our Intellectual Property lawyers?
Our intellectual property team provides the highest-level strategic consultancy both in Italy and in the major European and international jurisdictions. At the same time, we're mindful that the most forward-thinking IP strategies do not stop at a country’s border and require the best business advice in a global context and with an approach based on a medium-long term perspective.We work as a team alongside our clients whether its managing complex IP portfolios to licensing and global marketing strategies, or drafting the contractual documents necessary to safeguard industrial secrets to providing support in the most complex patent litigation.
Our professionals are specialised in high-technology sectors, luxury goods, media and telecommunications, life sciences and retail. We assist our clients in evaluating and investigating the most advanced solutions, from blockchain technologies to fintech software solutions, from projects for the development of self-driving vehicles to 3D printers.
Day-to-day coordination with our expert tax team ensures that the opportunities provided by the most recent legislation are maximised.
We advise clients in all areas of Intellectual Property, including:
- Patents, domain names and distinctive marks: search priorities, applications and registrations, monitoring of competitor applications, assistance with branding strategies
- Design and copyright: applications and protection
- Industrial secrets and patents: planning and preparation of the contractual protection clauses necessary to establish and protect industrial secrets, assistance in legal proceedings in Italy and abroad
- Advertising and competition: preventive checks and assistance before the IAP and AGCM
Key Contacts
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Partner - Legal - Head of Intellectual Property
Diego Rigatti
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Milan, Italy
- +39 02 806731
- Email Diego
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Partner - Legal - Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Andrea Gattamorta
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Bologna, Italy
- +39 (0)51 9971303
- Email Andrea
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Senior Counsel - Legal - Corporate & M&A
Alessandro Manca
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Milan, Italy
- +39 02 806731
- Email Alessandro
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Managing Partner
Robert Shooter
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London, England
- +44 330 460 7099
- Email Robert
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Senior Partner
David Wilkinson
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Managing Partner - Manchester, Corporate
David Bowcock
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Managing Partner - Luxembourg, Finance
Ingrid Dubourdieu
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Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- +352 621 359 076
- Email Ingrid
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Managing Partner - Brussels, Litigation
Jean-François Germain
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Brussels, Belgium
- +32 2 742 70 30
- Email Jean-François
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Managing Partner - Madrid, Corporate
Rodrigo Martos
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Managing Partner Ireland, Head of Public and Regulatory/Planning & Environmental
JP McDowell
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Dublin 4, Ireland
- +353 (0)1 828 0630
- Email JP
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Senior Partner - Legal - Head of Corporate & M&A
Alessandro Mulinacci
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Milan, Italy
- +39 02 806731
- Email Alessandro
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Managing Partner - Paris, Restructuring and Insolvency
Bruno Paccioni
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Managing Partner - Germany, Technology & Data
Dr. Philipp Plog
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 537
- Email Dr. Philipp
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Executive Partner
Giuseppe Rigano
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Milan, Italy
- +39 06 6977571
- Email Giuseppe
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Managing Partner - Austria
Dr. Thomas Ruhm
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Vienna, Austria
- +43 1 928 163 40 01
- Email Dr. Thomas
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