Intellectual property in Italy

‘Dynamic and competent team. Perfect answers delivered in a short time.’

‘Paolo Lazzarino is always attentive, up-to-date and aware of the key subject in which the clients operate.’

‘NCTM guarantees high professional standards in different sectors and in relation to the different legal issues that may arise during a single operation. Among other things, the collaboration and constant intercommunication between the different teams allows the client to benefit from the various skills present in the studio. Great professionalism and experience, with a concrete vision and excellent knowledge of their reference sector.’

‘The IP team is characterized by a very pragmatic approach, great competence and availability. Paolo Lazzarino and his team are always quick in giving answers and providing solutions.’

‘Paolo Lazzarino – professionalism, precision, speed, flexibility.’

‘Great skills in various industry sectors.’

‘In addition to competence, the firm’s professionals are characterized by extreme availability towards the client’.

‘Immediate availability, seriousness and punctuality in the management of issues.’

‘Comprehensive reporting, availability for discussion, communicative clarity.’

‘Rahul Kakkar is extremely reliable and knowledgeable, has excellent negotiation skills and always manages to achieve the objectives set by the customer. Excellent.’

‘Excellent professional preparation, with knowledge both of the theoretical legal and practical aspects involved.’

‘Highly specialized and competent lawyers. Approach to problems with alternative solutions both at a strategic and legal level. Availability, speed of responses.’

‘Paolo Bertoni is extremely competent, reliable, dominates the matter and also helps from a commercial point of view.’

‘The team is characterized by excellent knowledge of the subject and the ability to meet the deadlines communicated on the customer side.’

‘Paolo Bertoni has a great ability to understand the reference market and consequently adapt the consultancy required to the specificities of the sector in which the client operates.’

‘The specialization in luxury makes this studio unique in the sector.’

‘Sara Molina stands out as a particular excellence within the team.’

‘The continuous assistance and availability of the team and of partner Paolo Bertoni, accompanied by constant and precise updating (in the various jurisdictions), make Chiomenti unique. “

‘The team has an excellent knowledge of the market and stands out from the crowd for its high-quality advice, flexibility and business-oriented approach. The firm provides a wide arrays of technological tools to clients (e.g. NFTs services, automated tools for migration of data and compiling of documents). DLA Piper acts as a trusted advisor by providing ad-hoc fee structures, secondment programs and trainings.’

‘Elena Varese has an unmatched knowledge and experience in IP and advertising matters. She always provides added value to her work and is able to anticipate the company’s needs. She is always available and capable of conveying trust and enthusiasm also in the most challenging situations. Tailored advice and capacity to think outside the box make Elena one of the youngest market leaders in the field.’

‘DLA Piper has great competence, accompanied by continuous updating and the ability to understand the customer’s needs, without ever forgetting the human dimension of the relationship.’

‘The firm covers various business areas, has enormous flexibility and ability to adapt to the different needs of the business.’

‘DLA professionals are distinguished by the preparation and ability to effectively manage complex cases by finding immediate solutions. There is a constant and timely alignment of the client with regard to judicial developments, accompanied by considerations and suggestions on subsequent actions. The rates applied are in line with the excellent professionalism guaranteed.’

‘Elena Varese distinguishes herself particularly from other professionals for her excellent preparation, for her empathy, for her ability to find immediate solutions and for her ability to succeed. Varese is a highly valued professional.’

‘Vanessa Franchini is a knowledgable lawyer who perfectly understands the client’s needs. She is flexible to adapt to the client’s strategy and looks for the most realistic and practical approach. She is firm and assertive in the courtroom, too.’

‘Competence, timing and ability to understand business dynamics and work with the various business components at all levels.’

‘Nino di Bella and Raffaello Stefano De Marco are highly experienced professionals and have the ability to interact with every level of the company.’

‘Massimo Sterpi is intelligent, innovative and responsive.’

‘Ability to make accurate strategic evaluations, weighing in an analytical way the pros and cons of each problem, and then suggesting the most suitable synthetic solution in the light of the analysis carried out.’

‘Nino Di Bella: accuracy of his evaluations and considerable experience in negotiation techniques and strategies. Carmine Di Benedetto: multi-practice approach to problems and constant professional updating.’

‘Gianni & Origoni focuses strongly on advocating for the client’s position, developing practical and effective strategies to advance the client’s interest, and obtaining satisfactory results.’

‘Massimo Sterpi is extremely competent as a lawyer, and a pleasure to deal with as a person.’

‘Luigi Fontanesi is an esteemed professional, able to respond quickly to all matters relating to intellectual property. His passion and attention to detail make him the perfect partner.’

‘Excellent client-oriented law firm with an extraordinary problem-solving approach. Extraordinary in identifying tailor made solutions with excellent response times.’

‘Gianluca De Cristoforo and Federica Furlan are excellent professionals in terms of preparation and technical skills. Availability, speed and effectiveness.’

‘The team provides high quality advice. Technical skills are combined with the ability to understand the customer they face and the specific needs they have. Very fast response times.’

‘Gianluca De Cristofaro and Francesco de Rugeriis are both excellent lawyers. In particular, they have the ability to make complex concepts easily understandable even for those who are not experts in law.’

‘Great professionalism and availability. Paolo Marzano is able to understand and compose the different points of view and needs of the company departments concerned by synthesizing them, and to find intelligent solutions in line with the customer’s wishes. Maximum availability, efficiency and professionalism (the result of great experience in the sector) in providing support to the company structures in the preparation, in particular, of complex trademark licence agreements and in identifying and sharing the best strategy for the negotiation.’

‘Francesca Cordova is an extremely cordial and serious person. She is extremely dedicated.’

‘Ability to build and maintain the relationship with the customer and always know how to grasp the real needs.’

‘Competence, precision and ability to manage potential conflicts.’

‘Luigi Goglia and Tankred Thiem are very competent and reliable partners in patent litigation matters. Tankred Thiem’s admittance to both the German and the Italian bar makes him invaluable in cross-border matters. Their input in working out complex strategies is always helpful and to the point.’

‘This firm has expertise in copyright law and the latest Italian/EU jurisprudence, particularly as it relates to the creative sectors. They provide seamless service throughout the pandemic via email and Zoom.’

‘The team members are all fluent in English, both written and spoken. Their technical knowledge is excellent, and they also deliver very thoughtful, practical advice. They are an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘Simona Lavagnini, an exceptional professional. Always available and ready to support us for any eventuality. During the years of consultancy, an excellent relationship has been established both with the lawyer.’

‘The LGV team is unique in its ability to support us on a daily basis on the most varied issues of international law.’

‘The professionalism and precision with which Simona Lavagnini and Margherita Stucchi assist and support us are commendable. They have the ability to involve us and inform us through an appropriate language but understandable to the layman.’

‘It is a boutique that – precisely because of its characteristics and dimensions – is able to devote particular attention to the customer. Professionals are always prepared on the needs of the company that they follow step by step and of which they know the business and dynamics.’

‘The lawyers are very knowledgeable and responsive, practical and with a good attitude. Reasonable rates. They are capable to handle very complex matters.’

‘Giacomo Bonelli is the perfect contact person for any question concerning copyright and always leads to successful outcomes.’

‘Professionalism, dynamism, precision and punctuality.’

‘Great competence in patent litigation, and great attention to the customer.’

‘Carlo Ginevra: ability to manage legal issues related to complex technologies by effectively focusing on the relevant aspects.’

‘Responsiveness and great value.’

‘Fabrizio Sanna is very pleasant to deal with and pragmatic.’

‘Marialaura Boni and Gianluigi Marino are very well-prepared with maximum availability and flexibility.’

‘The team works with a super professional, flexible and productive approach.’

‘Federico Ferrara, Marialaura Boni and Alessandra Corigliano are very knowledgeable, quick and creative in the field also with regard to the production of ad hoc contracts.’

‘MariaLaura Boni: prepared and available, extremely punctual in scheduled commitments and with consulting skills that extend beyond the specific issues to be addressed.’

‘Osborne Clarke’s team is always very helpful. Humility, competence and professionalism are always the keywords. The IP team also has direct experience in many business sectors and is very knowledgeable on the subject.’

‘Federico Ferrara: proactive and very operational in the field. Always prepared and available. Very effective in negotiations and especially in litigation. Alessandra Corigliano: young professional, but already of a high level. Very capable in ordinary advice and diligent in every request.’

‘The team boasts the presence of extremely qualified professionals, with a rare and very high degree of specialization in the areas of expertise.’

‘Always prompt, clear and pragmatic. They work within tough deadlines and never fail to provide us and our clients with pragmatic advice.’

‘Great ability to work in a team. Excellent timeliness in providing feedback.’

‘The team is solid and very prepared, while always remaining very close to the customers and their needs.’

‘Lydia Mendola is a very prepared professional.’

‘Top-tier patent litigation and regulatory team in Italy. Decades of experience on leading cases, but with excellent younger partners also emerging in the team.’

‘Daniella Ampollini is a star. She is an absolute delight to work with and thoroughly knowledgeable. Not only does she have the full picture in Italy, but she is able to grasp how the strategy needs to fit with parallel litigation in multiple other jurisdictions. Gabriel Cuonzo has also been impressive for many years, often working in conjunction with Daniela.’

‘Gabriel Cuonzo is very well known. Donatella Capelli is discrete but provides very good work, comes up with her own understanding of the case to adapt the arguments the most to the Italian judges. Lorenzo Battarino is very active too.’

‘Trevisan & Cuonzo deserve their reputation as a go-to firm for IP in Italy. They provide good strategic direction and thinking and have seen and done it all before.’

‘Gabriel Cuonzo brings great gravitas and nuanced strategic thinking to the table, drawing from his vast experience. Daniela Ampollini is noted for her tireless work and dedication, and is particularly well known for her pharmaceutical work for innovator companies.’

‘Leading firm in the Italian IP scene. Has a very well-deserved reputation for dealing with the most complex and ground-breaking IP cases – and they deliver. Unparalleled breadth and depth from life sciences to tech fields, and also from partner and down the associate ranks.’

‘Gabriele Cuonzo – leading light in the field with unparalleled experience and expertise. He has very good instincts. He is one step ahead of adversaries and a charming advocate in court.

‘Daniela Ampollini is excellent. She can assess the situation correctly, make an appropriate strategy, has a network with other capable experts, makes a thorough research and is a reliable negotiator. Gabriel Cuonzo is also excellent. He has a precise insight, foresee an outcome accurately and is a tough negotiator.’