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.
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