Bird & Bird offers a seamless, international full-service approach, with a particularly strong IP focus highly relevant to the food and beverage sector. The practice provides contentious and non-contentious capabilities across all IP rights and has extensive experience advising Italian consortia on the protection of geographical indications (GIs). The team is co-led by Massimiliano Mostardini, who advises on domestic and pan-European IP litigation, and Giovanni Galimberti, who assists multinational companies in disputes relating to well-known trademarks and GI protection.
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- ‘They have great expertise and high knowledge of the business sector concerned.’
- ‘I am fortunate to have had a long-lasting relationship with the group - they have a high degree of flexibility and availability.’
Key clients
- BioDue
- Consorzio a Tutela del Vino Morellino di Scansano
- Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano
- Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata del Prosecco
- Logista Italy
- Satispay
- Solgar - Hino
- Stoneweg
- Toppan Speciality Films
- TooGoodToGo
- Wimea (“Fatto in casa da Benedetta”)
Work highlights
Successfully assisted Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano on the petition filed against the Ministry of Health's circular note, arguing that the lysozyme present in Grana Padano DOP cheese should be considered a "preservative additive" and not a "technological adjuvant."
Assisted The Riverside Company on the execution of the agreement through which BioDue S.p.A. acquired Biokosmes and Rolf Kullgren, a business unit of Venture Life Group plc (VLG), a UK-listed consumer healthcare company.
Assisted Wimea, the company that manages the IP rights and image of Benedetta Rossi and her food brand 'Fatto in casa da Benedetta', on the sale of 51% of its share capital to Mondadori Media, a Mondadori Group company.
Practice head
Massimiliano Mostardini; Giovanni Galimberti