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BonelliErede

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BonelliErede routinely handles contentious IP litigation before Italian and European courts and administrative authorities, assisting clients from a wide range of industries including chemicals, biotech and pharmaceutical, automotive, fashion and luxury, consumer goods and media. Particularly active in the fashion, luxury goods, life sciences and medical devices sector is IP and false and comparative advertising specialist Giovanni Guglielmetti. Tommaso Faelli is noted for his expertise in IT and data protection; Pasquale Tammaro’s practice spans fashion, luxury goods, and foods and beverages; and Giulia Pasqualetto focuses on the newly introduced UPC topics and their applications in Italy. As of February 2024, the team has been strengthened by the arrival of data privacy expert Ivan Rotunno and of counsel Michele Bertani from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

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Key clients

  • Piaggio
  • Ineos Automotive
  • Milano Cortina 2026
  • Prada
  • Dior
  • Valentino
  • Philip Morris
  • H&H Health and Happiness
  • Sentinel CH

Work highlights

  • Represented and defended Piaggio in the first instance patent infringement proceedings brought by Piaggio against Peugeot and other dealers before the Court of Milan.
  • Assisted Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation, which will carry out the organisation of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, on all the main projects relating to the organisation, promotion and staging of the event.

Lawyers

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Giovanni Guglielmetti
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Partner, Giovanni Guglielmetti specialises in intellectual property with particular focus on patents and know-how, trademarks, design, copyright and unfair competition as well as false and comparative adversiting and privacy. He also provides assistance in complex litigation, including cross-border cases and advice on agreeements relating to licensing and transfer of technology, R&D, distribution, software, e-commerce, data processing, media, rights of publicity and advertising. He is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences, Luxury and Sports Law Focus Teams.
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Tommaso Faelli
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Partner, Tommaso Faelli specialises in intellectual property (trademarks, patents, copyright, design, unfair competition, e-commerce), IT/data protection (privacy, e-commerce, direct marketing, the Internet of Things, Big Data, internal investigations, cloud computing, negotiation and drafting of contracts, litigation, representation of clients before the authorities). He is Team Leader of the Digital Innovation Focus Team and member of the Insurance and Family Businesses & SMEs Focus Teams, as well as of the ESG group.

Other key lawyers

Giovanni Guglielmetti, Tommaso Faelli, Pasquale Tammaro, Giulia Pasqualetto, Ivan Rotunno, Michele Bertani

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