Federico Fusco

Federico Fusco is a partner in Dentons’ Milan office and a member of the global Intellectual Property, Data and Technology practice.

He focuses on intellectual and industrial property matters and has gained significant expertise in handling national and cross border litigation concerning European and national patents, EU, International and national trademarks, trade secrets, designs, copyright and unfair competition. He has a deep understanding of the UPC system, which he has been studying for years before it entered into force, and he regularly assists Italian clients in the enforcement of their intellectual property rights in China and other Asian countries.

He also provides out-of-court assistance in connection with corporate transactions involving mainly intangible assets, licensing and technology transfer agreements, commercial collaboration and co-branding. He deals with copyright and related contracts, including software contracts, and represents companies in negotiations with collective rights management societies as well as in disputes before the Italian courts, civil and administrative courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning copyright levies, and in strategic advice concerning rights on press publications as defined by the Copyright Directive.

His expertise includes advising Italian and international clients in high-end technology industries, such as automotive, energy, life sciences, but also in the luxury and consumer goods, publishing and entertainment sectors.

Federico also gained relevant experience in advertising litigation and in advising Internet service providers in relation to possible infringements of third parties' rights by user-uploaded content, as well as publishers on pre-publication and post-publication advice. He regularly advises clients on the implications of web-scraping tools and AI models trained with content protected by copyright.