Patents

We have developed extensive and well-established experience in the protection of patent rights, assisting clients before Italian courts in complex litigation across all major technological sectors, including mechanical engineering, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.

The Firm has significant expertise in assessing the economic and financial impact of patent infringement, gained through ongoing collaboration with experts specialized in calculating damages, lost profits, and unpaid royalties. This approach enables us to effectively support clients both in litigation and in negotiation and settlement strategies.

We have also developed substantial experience in patent licensing, assisting companies in structuring licensing agreements and optimizing the commercial exploitation of inventions, particularly when entering new domestic and international markets. The Firm works in close synergy with patent attorneys and industrial property consultants, ensuring integrated legal, technical, and economic support.

Our approach is focused on ensuring effective patent protection, maximizing the economic value of inventions, and safeguarding competitive advantage, offering tailored solutions in patent litigation, licensing, and industrial exploitation.

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Expertise

In particular, the Firm has assisted:

  • a leading Israeli company in major patent litigation against a large European industry group;

  • a leader in the industrial mechanics sector in several patent infringement proceedings brought against German and Italian competitors;

  • a U.S. multinational pharmaceutical company in a series of complex disputes concerning the “galenic exception” and the limits of patent rights exploitation.