Monica Riva

Practice Areas

Monica Riva, over a period of 20 years, has garnered experience in all areas of Intellectual Property, in contentious and non-contentious matters, including Patents, Trademarks and other distinctive marks, Supplementary Protection Certificates, Copyright and related rights, Design, Software, Geographical Indications, Know-How and Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, Defamation in the press, image rights, name rights, and portrait rights, misleading advertising and improper commercial practices, Information Technology, e-commerce and selective distribution, and franchise and licensing agreements.

She advices her clients on the full range of litigation matters (at interim and substantive hearings, and in arbitrations), including matters with international and cross-border implications and where the issues impinge upon multiple practice areas.

Monica also advises on transactional matters, in connection with joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, the drafting and negotiation of licensing agreements, technology transfers, distribution and franchising, the development of new IT platforms, and software development and maintenance.

Career

Monica coordinates the Intellectual Property department at Legance.

Monica graduated cum laude in industrial law at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, and subsequently gained a research doctorate at the Università degli Studi di Parma, her thesis receiving first prize from the Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship established by MARQUES, the European brand-owners' association.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court and Highest Jurisdiction

Member of the Milan Bar (Italy)

Member of AIPPI, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

INSEAD’s MBA Class.

Member of the editorial team for Giurisprudenza Annotata di Diritto Industriale, the leading IP-law review in Italy.

Publications

She has authorized a large number of publications and commentaries in the field, and regularly appears at seminars, conferences and conventions.

• “Italy: Intellectual Property”, Country Comparative Guides, The Legal 500, 2020;

• “Patent Litigation Trends and Developments in Italy”, Global Practice Guide, Chambers and Partners, 2020;

• “Trade Marks Law and Practice in Italy”, Global Practice Guide, Chambers and Partners, 2020.