With fashion and luxury forming the core of LCA Studio Legale’s agile IP practice, the team is also regularly tapped by Italian and foreign clients in the TMT and entertainment, life sciences, and food and beverage industries, among others. Advertising law, disputes, and commercialisation specialist Gianluca De Cristofaro heads the team, while Giulio Vecchi manages the group’s work in the media sector. The team also consists of litigator and filing and prosecution lead Federica Furlan; Miriam Loro Piana, who focuses on art law and software licensing; and Matteo Di Lernia, who is experienced in handling trade marks, design, and competition law disputes.
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‘The intellectual property practice at LCA is extremely well prepared, hardworking and conscientious. It works cohesively and all members are helpful in handling your case or query super efficiently.’
- 'Giulio Vecchi is a very good and helpful lawyer, professional and very knowledgeable. He provides high-quality advice in all intellectual property matters.’
‘Great service and great knowledge in the industries the clients work in.'
‘Proactive, competent, innovative, business-oriented, cost-conscious.’
'Giulio Vecchi is smart, business oriented, highly skilled, pragmatic and effective.'
Key clients
- Alcantara
- Audemars Piguet Italia S.p.A.
- Bonduelle S.p.A.
- Cosmic S.r.l.
- Coccinelle
- Costa Crociere S.p.A.
- Feltrinelli
- Furla
- Gianni Versace S.r.l.
- Golden Goose S.p.A.
Work highlights
- Acting for Furla S.p.A. in domain name re-assignation proceedings before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) involving more than 30 contested domain names comprising the sign “Furla”, which breached Furla’s trade mark.
- Defending Vyaire Medical Inc. and Vyaire Group GmbH against a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Restech S.r.l.
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Practice head
Gianluca De Cristofaro
Other key lawyers
Giulio Vecchi; Federica Furlan; Miriam Loro Piana; Matteo Di Lernia