Giovanni Francesco Casucci > EY TAX & LAW ITALY > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile
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Giovanni Francesco Casucci
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Giovanni Casucci is a Partner on EY’s Intellectual Property team.
Giovanni’s practice has been exclusively dedicated to Intellectual Property law for 30+ years.
Giovanni has wealth of experience representing leading corporations before the Italian courts in complex cross border litigation cases on patent, design and trademarks also involving antitrust issues – as well advising on technology transfers and licensing.
Of note is the work Giovanni does as an external advisor for IP matters to the Republic of San Marino having contributed to the adoption of their IP Code in 2005 and advising on legislative updates.
Career
Giovanni joined the EY Intellectual Property team in July 2021 from Dentons – where he was the Head of their IP department and Head of the Europe Patent Litigation group .
He has also previously acted as the Managing Partner of the Italian branch of Bardehle Pagenberg and before as the Head of the IP for Clifford Chance in Italy.
Languages
Giovanni speaks Italian, French, and English
Memberships
- Italian Bar Association – Venice Bar
- Italian Supreme Court – Admitted to practice
- Camera Avvocati Industrialisti – Board Member
- EPLAW – Advisory Board Member
- LES Italy
- AIPPI
- ECTA
Personal
In addition to the professional duties he undertakes for his national and international clients, Giovanni is also very active in the education of the next generation of Intellectual Property professionals through his engagement, since 2001, as specialist IP lecturer and as a Co-Director of several courses at the University Politecnico of Milan, among them the most reputed UPC European Patent Litigation Course.
Giovanni is also a member of IPR Helpdesk China, due to his significant experience of IP matters in China, cooperating since 2006 with the IPR2 program and IPKeys – also contributing in several studies and training initiatives in Europe and in China.
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)Closely working with other EY legal, tax and technology departments, EY TAX & LAW ITALY‘s IP team routinely advises clients on trade secrets, asset protection, unfair competition and IP rights. The team is also noted for handling matters related to blockchain systems to track the exchange of confidential information, including trade secrets and know-how. Daniele Caneva focuses on both intellectual property matters and portfolio management and litigation related to the protection and defence of intellectual assets, while Giovanni Francesco Casucci’s broad practice spans patent and trademark litigation before the Italian courts and technology transfers. Elena Carpani is noted for her expertise in unfair competition claims relating to IP assets and advertising, as well as for her knowledge of the fashion, luxury, lifestyle and design sectors.