Intellectual Property
Clovers offers assistance in intellectual property law, assisting companies, startups, and creatives in protecting copyright, registered trademarks, patents, and related rights.
We have extensive experience in intellectual property litigation, particularly in relation to trademarks and patents. Our activities range from requests for emergency measures to ordinary proceedings, both before Italian courts and European Union courts.
The firm provides intellectual property advice and drafts contracts for:
Licensing
Franchising
Technology transfer
We develop effective strategies to protect confidential know-how and manage the protection of trade secrets, including in relations between employers and employees.
We are members of leading international associations such as:
INTA – International Trademark Association
AIPPI – Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Trademark and Rights Registration Office
Our trademark office handles the filing of trademarks and patents, and the registration of designs and copyrights in Italy and internationally through a solid network of correspondents.
Our services include:
Registering trademarks and trade names
Registering copyrights for intellectual works
Registering designs and models
Managing examination and opposition procedures for trademarks
Management, renewal, and monitoring of registered trademarks
Assistance with the national and EU trademark registration office
Legal Advice on Copyright
We specialize in legal advice on copyright, from the prevention of infringements to the protection of copyright before the competent authorities. We also offer innovative blockchain services for the certification and protection of creative works.
Intellectual Property Services
We handle the research, drafting, and filing of trademark and design applications in Italy and worldwide through a well-established network of correspondents.
Clovers assists clients in examination procedures to obtain registration/grant of the title and in opposition proceedings, both active and passive.
We manage our clients' intellectual property portfolios for maintenance and renewal purposes, also offering continuous monitoring services.
We were among the first law firms in Italy to offer blockchain technologies for copyright protection.
Practice Areas:
Articles
The Milan Court rules on a dispute concerning the protection of the "Love" bench
New ransomware campaign: companies with outdated software are under attack
The Supreme Court takes stock of the concept of parody in our legal system
One more round in the quite famous case of the “Metabirkins”
The Court of Turin rules on the exception to trademark exhaustion and Ambush Marketing practice
Stop the use of Analytics also by the Italian Guarantor: some alternative solutions
Ambush marketing and protection of promotional investments between past and future
ART and CULTURAL GOODS, NEW CRIMES and COMPLIANCE: THE FINAL PUSH FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 231 MODEL
On the evidence of use of the trademark in nullity and opposition proceedings
The Italian Supreme Court recognizes the Burberry Check as a famous trademark
Disney and the IP protection of its characters: from Mickey Mouse to remake of the "classics"
The protection of descriptive marks in the US and Italy: the Booking.com and "Divani&Divani" cases
Patronymic Trademarks - The Supreme Court establishes the criteria for the lawfulness of use
Dior files for protection of the Saddle Bag as a Three-dimensional Trademark.
Human Feelings as Drugs. The Court of Appeal of Milan overturns the decision.
How Blockchain can help the Protection of Unregistered Trademarks.
