ADVANT Nctm’s IP team stands out in the Italian market for its expertise in trademarks, where it assists clients from the automotive, TMT, fashion and luxury goods industries in complex, often cross-border litigation proceedings, trademark enforcement and unfair competition. The team is also active in handling copyright and patent licencing, agreements and infringement matters. With a focus on fashion, new technologies, energy and new virtual realities, Lorenzo Attolico notably advises on IP infringement, counterfeiting and misappropriation, while Paolo Lazzarino’s broad practice encompasses trademark enforcement cases and European patent litigation. Roberto Cesaro specialises in intellectual and industrial property, and Luca Guidobaldi focuses on the media, entertainment and fashion sectors.
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‘Friendly, responsive and thorough. I know I can rely on them.’
‘Luca Guidobaldi and Lorenzo Attolico are both experienced and client service driven.’
‘Stand-out qualities include: (i) an exemplary availability and solution-focused approach to matters under pressure; (ii) the ability to draw on resources at short notice; (iii) advice and realistic next steps at competitive rates; and (iv) consistency in delivering all the aforementioned points long term.'
‘Lorenzo Attolico and his team are very capable and always provide useful and clear advice.'
‘I have known Lorenzo Attolico for a long time and I think that he is a superb IP lawyer. I have always trusted his ability very much. I also know Luca Guidobaldi, a valuable lawyer with a strong knowledge of civil procedural rules.’
Key clients
- Sky International AG
- Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) Europe and Italy
- Belmond (LVMH)
- Sony Music Entertainment USA
- Automobili Lamborghini
- Acer Italy
- Sprayground
- Mola TV (Sent International Limited)
- Under Armour
- Gucci
- Nuovo Imaie
- Vimeo LLC
- Sky International AG
- Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) Europe and Italy
- Belmond (LVMH)
- Sony Music Entertainment USA
- Automobili Lamborghini
- Acer Italy
- Sprayground
- Manolo Blahnik
- Under Armour
- Gucci
- Vimeo LLC
Work highlights
- Assisted Nuovo Imaie in relation to a judicial action brought before the IP Court of Rome against one of its competitors, Artisti 7607, which has claimed damages for an alleged abuse of dominant position.
- Provided legal assistance to Vimeo in relation to complex IP litigation against RTI regarding the alleged copyright infringement related to the presence on Vimeo’s platform of Mediaset’s copyrighted contents.
- Successfully assisted Acer Italy in a judicial challenge brought against the regulations adopted in 2019 and 2020 by the Italian Ministry for the Cultural Heritage and SIAE on the matter of private copying copyright levy and the relevant exemption regime.
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Lorenzo Attolico, Paolo Lazzarino