INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARKS AND PATENT PROTECTION

  • Italian – European – International trademark applications
  • Italian – European – International Patent or Design Applications
  • Preliminary screening – background searches for identical or similar trademarks, world surveillance
  • Management of trademark or patent application claims, defence in opposition proceedings, preparation of Responses to Office Action of Foreign Trademark/Patent Offices
  • Management and maintenance of relations with foreign affiliates around the world
  • Drafting of contracts relating to the exploitation of trademarks and patents (licensing agreements)
  • Defence and anti-counterfeiting actions: out-of-court legal assistance and litigation in the field of industrial law, customs protection
  • Research, analysis and optimisation of taxation (e.g. patent box)
  • The placement of the trademark or patent in a protected and confidential domain (including the use of fiduciary protections, trusts, etc.)
  • Establishment of companies covered by Italian or foreign law for the possession of trademarks and patents