Ernst & Young LLP

Intellectual Property

Giovanni Casucci is a Partner on EY’s Intellectual Property team.

Giovanni’s practice has been exclusively dedicated to Intellectual Property law for 30+ years.

Giovanni has wealth of experience representing leading corporations before the Italian courts in complex cross border litigation cases on patent, design and trademarks also involving antitrust issues - as well advising on technology transfers and licensing.

Of note is the work Giovanni does as an external advisor for IP matters to the Republic of San Marino having contributed to the adoption of their IP Code in 2005 and advising on legislative updates.

Giovanni  joined the EY Intellectual Property team in July 2021 from Dentons – where he was the Head of their IP department and Head of the Europe Patent Litigation group .

He has also previously acted as the Managing Partner of the Italian branch of Bardehle Pagenberg and before as the Head of the IP for Clifford Chance in Italy.

Giovanni speaks Italian, French, and English

Italian Bar Association – Venice Bar Italian Supreme Court  - Admitted to practice Camera Avvocati Industrialisti - Board Member EPLAW – Advisory Board Member LES Italy AIPPI ECTA

In addition to the professional duties he undertakes for his national and international clients, Giovanni is also very active in the education of the next generation of Intellectual Property professionals through his engagement, since 2001, as specialist IP lecturer and as a Co-Director of several courses at the University Politecnico of Milan, among them the most reputed UPC European Patent Litigation Course.

Giovanni is also a  member of IPR Helpdesk China, due to his significant experience of  IP matters in China, cooperating since 2006 with the IPR2 program and IPKeys -  also contributing in several studies and training initiatives in Europe and in China.