Jacobacci Avvocati advises clients across the pharma, textiles, environment, banks, and construction sectors before the UPC and Italian courts. The practice is led by Fabrizio Jacobacci, Marco Francetti, and Claudia Scapicchio, with work centred on trade secrets, trade marks, and copyright issues. Jacobacci focuses on life sciences patent litigation, concerning medical devices, machines and generic drug alleged infringement, while Scapicchio handles patent disputes and copyright matters involving licensing, artwork protection, and privacy rights. Francetti leads on trade mark cases in the retail sector. Massimo Baghetti acts in patent disputes involving digital systems and advises on design and copyright issues for tech and retail clients.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Jacobacci Avvocati is an excellent law firm in the field of intellectual property. Collaboration with Jacobacci Avvocati works perfectly.’
- 'Luca Ghedina is a highly qualified lawyer. He is very experienced in the field of intellectual property, including special topics like inventor remuneration.’
- ‘This practice has an incredible team of lawyers who are very well placed to handle high-level trade mark cases in Italy.’
- ‘The practice is always available and provides excellent support quickly.’
- ‘The team is very skilled, professional and flexible in relation to the needs of the client. I think their support is very reliable.’
- ‘A competent team with a single point of contact as an interface, which makes problem-solving effective and simple.’
Key clients
- Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A.
- Cassina S.p.A.
- Ceres Spa; Royal Unibrew A/S
- E. Land Italy s.r.l.
- ECOCERT
- Ford Motor Company
- Fred Perry Holdings Ltd
- Hermès International S.A.
- Hugo Boss AG
- Medspa srl
- Mylan Inc.
Work highlights
Assisted Mylan in the two instances of proceedings for preliminary injunction against Allergan.
Advised Hermès on proceedings before the Italian Supreme Court on the validity and enforcement of the three-dimensional trade marks of the iconic Kelly and Birkin bags.
Represented Autostrade per l'Italia S.p.A. in a patent dispute relating to a system for detecting the speed of vehicles on Italian motorways.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Fabrizio Jacobacci; Marco Francetti; Claudia Scapicchio
Other key lawyers
Massimo Baghetti; Luca Ghedina