Chambers Review
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Intellectual Property - Italy
What the Team is Known For
Martini Manna Avvocati houses a compact team experienced in a wide range of matters including trade marks, copyright issues, design and patents. The team boasts strong capabilities in IP litigation, and additional abilities in non-contentious issues such as licensing agreements and M&A-related IP aspects. The team is additionally experienced in multi-jurisdictional disputes. The team also assists with mandates arising from the life sciences, technology, food, media and shipping sectors.
Strengths
Martini Manna's team is very competent, up to date, and has a strong problem-solving approach.
Martini Manna provides great technical expertise and a clear focus on the client's objective.
The department's strengths are its in-depth expertise, a strategic approach that integrates legal and business aspects and the ability to manage complex cases across multiple jurisdictions.
Work Highlights
Martini Manna Avvocati assisted Fruitsworldwide as the exclusive licensee of a registered variety of red kiwi fruit with the enforcement of its rights before the Bologna IP Court against the unlawful development of a derived variety by Italian farmers.
Notable practitioners
Elena Martini offers experience in trade mark infringement, as well as copyright and design mandates. Her practice is complemented by her skills in unfair competition.
Elena is strategically good, knows how to think outside the box and has a very international mindset. She is also very responsive.
She has a commanding presence in the courtroom.
Elena Martini is very practical. Her greatest quality is the ability to analyse matters.
She is very quick in her responses and delivers complex work promptly and to a very high standard. She is business-oriented and proactive, often anticipating and preventing issues before they arise.
Luigi Manna is a well-regarded lawyer who is capable of representing both domestic and cross-border clients in contentious IP matters. He also assists with unfair competition and patent and trade mark infringement.
Luigi Manna stands out for his commercial and pragmatic approach.