Intellectual property

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati

The large IP and copyright group at Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati boasts a comprehensive offering, regularly advising a variety of clients, notably those in the TMT, broadcasting and entertainment businesses, as well as players in retail, consumer goods, and patent-intensive industries like tech, manufacturing, and pharma. The team is kept busy by its diverse activity in all areas of intellectual property law, including patent litigation before the Milan UPC, negotiating various commercial agreements such as production and licensing agreements, handling complex copyright matters for collecting societies, competition law, commercial and M&A work, and contentious and non-contentious trade mark and design matters. Highly experienced IP and IT counsel Matteo Orsingher and digital IP, e-commerce, privacy, advertising, film and TV expert Fabrizio Sanna lead the team, which also includes Marco Consonni, who is well-versed in various aspects of IP and IT law and focuses on licensing and distribution agreements; media and data protection specialist Marta Minonne; and Davide Graziano, who is highly active in litigious work. Yara Toriello is another name to remember.

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Testimonials

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‘The large IP team is able and experienced to manage multi-jurisdictional litigation. They have the necessary experience and resources to be involved in complex proceedings on various levels. The firm is also strong in related areas of commercial law and can offer clients a full-service package.’
‘Fabrizio Sanna is a visionary leader in IT law in Italy, at the forefront of tech and digital law, sharp-minded, calm and precise. Matteo Orsingher is a high-stakes IP litigator with precision, thoroughness, and a very convincing personality. He gives thoughtful advice and is pleasant to collaborate with. Yara Toriello gives clear and coherent advice, manages complex litigation matters in multiple jurisdictions, and has excellent communication and decision-making skills.’
‘The team's strengths and capabilities are that they are business-oriented, have strong commercial knowledge of their clients' industrial sectors, and are innovative.’
‘Matteo Orsingher and Fabrizio Sanna can solve all problems in a very fast way and give continuous assistance.’
‘A team of highly specialised IP professionals capable of producing high-quality opinions and document reviews.’
‘Matteo Orsingher and Davide Graziano are the people I work with most often and they are very experienced and pragmatic, always providing the right legal advice.’

Key clients

Amazon
Condé Nast
Ferrari
ItaliaOnline
Lastminute.com
LVMH
New Wave Group
SKY
The Walt Disney Company
Twentieth Century Fox
Yahoo!
TBWA
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Audible
Alamy
AUDI
Pirelli
U-Power

Work highlights

Representing AUDI in a design infringement case before the Italian Supreme Court.
Acting for Ferrari in two cases of copyright infringement on Ferrari’s car designs.
Securing for Amazon interlocutory proceedings as part of a trade mark infringement matter Amazon.

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