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The Intellectual Property Department advises Italian and foreign businesses in both legal and extra-judicial protection of their Intellectual and Industrial Property rights.

The IP team with its trademark agents provides assistance in filing prosecution processes with UIBM, EUIPO and other foreign offices, handling in particular, brand and design protection on a worldwide basis, offering, customs monitoring services, smart case-analysis and assistance on issues relating to parallel imports and consultant-management across a wide range of countries. It also has strong ties with UIBM, the main copyright collecting societies and the various ministerial departments involved in the protection against piracy and counterfeiting. The team also represents clients in litigation cases before all of the competent judicial and administrative authorities, or independent authorities, in proceedings ranging from interim to full-blown proceedings.

The Department is regularly involved in unfair competition related issues and is a key player at the forefront of extremely complex cases of theft of trade and industrial secrets, associated with employee transfer, where clients are provided with full suite assistance, from the gathering of evidence with forensic IT technology to legal protection. The Department boasts extensive experience spanning a wide range of fields: fashion and luxury, e-commerce, banking, food & beverages, electronics, software, multimedia, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.

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Intellectual Property - Italy

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Band 6

What the Team is Known For

Legance handles a broad range of IP matters spanning both contentious and non-contentious work. The law firm is notably active in the fashion, life sciences and technology sectors. Its recent workload includes trade mark strategy and portfolio management, as well as advising on copyright infringement claims and issues relating to geographical indications.

Work Highlights

  • Legance acted for 3D Produzioni in a dispute against RAI arising from the unauthorised use and commercial exploitation of film poster images.

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Notable Practitioners

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Monica Riva
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Monica Riva
Head of Intellectual Property
4
Band 4

Monica Riva represents Italian companies in the manufacturing and fashion industries in patent and trade mark litigation. She additionally deals with licence agreements and trade secret mandates.

Monica Riva is knowledgeable, responsive and reliable.

She is very smart and always provides creative solutions.

Monica Riva is a fantastic professional, with an impeccable knowledge of IP dynamics and a great ability to explain even the most complex concepts.

She is competent, prepared and very skilled in business relations.

Monica Riva is a strong, clear and confident team leader.

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Monica Riva
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Monica Riva
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Monica Riva

Head of Department