Federico Fusco

Intellectual Property and Technology

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

He specializes in 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 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.

University of Florence, 2008, PhD

New York University, School of Law, 2007, LL.M.

Bocconi University, 2003, JD