Intellectual Property

LCA assists in the definition of best strategies of protection and promotion of immaterial assets, offering itself as sole reference point for the complete management of IP rights. It also supports adv big spenders and communication agencies in the clearance of adv campaigns and any connected contentious matter.

The team has developed great expertise in all litigation proceedings related to: trademarks, designs and models, patents, know how, copyrights, before the competent national, European and international administrative and judicial authorities; domain names, before ordinary courts and authorities managing ADR proceedings; unfair competition for slavish imitation, misappropriation, parasitic competition, stealing know-how and employee theft; misleading and comparative advertising, before ordinary courts, the Italian Competition Authority and the Italian Advertising Standards Authority.

The Firm also assists Italian and foreign clients in drafting and negotiating licensing contracts and transfers of IP, know-how and copyrights, as well aspublishing, software, advertising, sponsorship and promotion agreements. It takes care of IP issues within M&A transactions.

It finally advises on: filing and prosecuting activities in Italy and abroad (objections, oppositions, renewals, transcriptions); surveillance of trademark registers; Internet anti-counterfeiting activities, monitoring of B2B and B2C e-commerce platforms; implementation of worldwide customs protection services.