Italy

Firm overview

After spending more than 50 years in business, Bugnion S.p.A. ranks among the leading Italian and European industrial property consulting companies.

With its office network based throughout Italy, Bugnion enjoys remarkable international visibility and is a major player in the European set.

Thanks to an established tailor-made approach, Bugnion attorneys can effectively identify, protect and enhance ideas, while transforming them into key drivers of a corporate’s asset, besides helping clients achieve a competitive edge in the global market.

Throughout its long-standing activity Bugnion has grown and expanded up to becoming one of the foremost Italian and European partners in the market of industrial property.

Currently totalling more than 200 staff, Bugnion’s network includes offices in Italy, Germany, Spain and U.S.

Last updated 18th March 2020

Firm overview

For almost a century and a half, Studio Torta has played a key role in protecting some of the most relevant patents, high profile brands and innovative designs across Europe and the world.

Our focus has always been on clients, collaborating and innovating with them to create bespoke solutions that protect and help their businesses grow. The long-standing legal experience of our senior partners is complemented by the expertise of talented junior partners on emerging technologies, with a view to meeting the needs of a constantly evolving market with exceptional standards of efficiency and competence.

Studio Torta operates as a joint-stock company with 60 practitioners, 41 of whom are partners, plus 134 staff members. It has offices in Turin, Milan, Treviso, Bologna, Rimini and Rome and can rely on a consolidated network of correspondents around the world. Moreover, to ensure excellent assistance to our overseas clients, our staff includes Chinese, Japanese, German and French native speakers.

Our motto is: “First we listen and then we propose solutions, for the construction of true value.”

Firm overview

Società Italiana Brevetti is a leading European firm specialising in intellectual property only.

Our IP attorneys have a wide range of specialisations; our services cover all areas of intellectual property, including filing and prosecution of patents, trademarks, designs, models and plant variety rights as well as copyright, domain names, licensing and litigation.

Many of our European patent attorneys are qualified to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court.

We are proactive in devising partnership solutions to work seamlessly with our clients’ organisations.

We provide bespoke services, delivered as best suits clients.

We value diversity and promote equal opportunities within the firm as well as within the IP profession.

Industry sector strengths:

Chemistry and pharmaceuticals, electronics and IT, mechanics, agroindustry, fashion, life sciences, clean tech, robotics, artificial intelligence, internet of things. Remarkable experience in pharma patent litigation.

Fast facts:

• Only Italian IP firm ranked by Managing IP in 1st Tier for trademark prosecution for 17 years in a row.
• Former members of European Patent Office Boards of Appeal among partners.
• Unified Patent Court cross-disciplinary team including UPC-qualified SIB patent attorneys and SIB LEX attorneys-at-law.
• Partners are members of Italian government’s legislative committees.
• Over 50% turnover generated by foreign clients.

Firm overview

Trevisan & Cuonzo, established in 1993, is one of the leading independent Italian law firms working with some of the most technologically advanced and innovative businesses and industry leaders around the globe.
The firm delivers client focused, industry specific, commercially aligned legal expertise covering a wide range of industrial sectors including electronics, chemical, automotive, food and nutrition, life sciences, telecommunications, media and entertainment, information technology and sports.
Trevisan & Cuonzo has established a commanding reputation both domestically and internationally for its success and in-depth business and industry knowledge in intellectual property, commercial and product liability litigation.
Intellectual property represents the core of Trevisan & Cuonzo. Our lawyers offer strategic and commercial advice on the identification, procurement and exploitation of IP rights for both offensive and defensive purposes before the Italian and European Courts.
Trevisan & Cuonzo is formed by a group of lawyers committed to excellence in the practice of law with the highest ethical standards and operates as a single independent partnership.
The firm has a network of offices in Milan, Rome, Parma and Bari.