SERVICES

LONG STANDING EXPERTISE IN MANAGING AND ENFORCING IP RIGHTS

Mr. Dini deals with all aspects of IP with a long-standing expertise in the field of consumer electronics. His approach in filing and prosecuting patents, trademarks, and designs is based on the concept that the registered IP rights have to be an effective and competitive tool to foster innovation and corporate growth. In this respect, he is especially skilled in protecting clients’ innovation, enforcing the resulting IP rights, and negotiating rewarding license agreements, in the shortest time possible.

In his daily activity of managing and enforcing patents, trademarks, and designs, he is assisted by a network of leading international legal and IP counsels, with whom he has created close and long-lasting relationships over the years.

In addition to that, he collaborates with leading IP consultancy firms present throughout the world which allow him to provide his clients global IP protection services.

  • Patent prior art searches
  • Patentability opinions
  • Registration (drafting, filing and prosecution) of national, European (EPC) and international (PCT, Chapter I and II) patent applications, claiming priority date if applicable
  • Collaboration with a network of leading IP consultancy firms present throughout the world to provide a global patent protection services
  • Software patent protection, when the patentability requirements foreseen by the various legislations are present
  • Consultancy services and legal assistance in examination, opposition and appeal proceedings
  • Assistance on assessing patent validity and infringement actions
  • Support to the clients in market surveillance and infringement services carried out by customs authorities to prevent the entry of infringing goods into the European Union
  • Drafting of agreements for patent licensing, sale or acquisition
  • Transfer of patent ownership and recordal before the competent authorities
  • Technical and legal translation services from and to English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese
  • Due diligence and economic assessment of patent value
  • Educational seminars for clients on patent matters

  • Opinions on the protection of specific literary, musical and artistic works
  • Filing of unpublished productions with the Italian Association of Authors and Publishers (SIAE)
  • Filing of computer software with the special Public Register
  • Filing of cinematographic work with the Film Register
  • Filing TV format with the special Public Register
  • Design protection
  • Support for market surveillance and infringement services carried out by customs authorities to prevent the entry of goods infringing copyrights into the European Union
  • Educational seminars for clients on copyright matters

  • Opinions on the protection of software with copyright or patent
  • Filing of computer software with the special Public Register
  • Registration (drafting, filing and prosecution) of national, European and PCT applications for software patents, when the patentability requirements foreseen by the various legislations are present
  • Support to clients for market surveillance and infringement investigation services carried out by customs authorities to prevent the entry of goods infringing software rights into the European Union
  • Educational seminars for clients on software matters

  • Availability and prior art searches
  • Registrability opinions
  • Registration (drafting, filing and prosecution) of national, EU (EUIPO) and international (WIPO), trademark and design applications, claiming priority date if applicable
    • Collaboration with a network of leading IP consultancy firms present throughout the world to provide a global trademark and design protection services.
  • Consultancy services and legal assistance in examination, opposition and appeal proceedings
  • Assistance in assessing trademark and design validity and/or infringement
  • Support to the clients in market surveillance and infringement services carried out by customs authorities to prevent the entry of infringing goods into the European Union
  • Transfer of trademark and design ownership and recordal before the competent authorities
  • Drafting of agreements for trademark and design licensing, sale or acquisition
  • Due diligence and economic assessment of trademark and design value
  • Educational seminars for clients on trademark and design matters

  • Availability search of domain names
  • Registration of domain names
  • Maintenance and renewal of domain names
  • Negotiation, purchase and transfer of domain names
  • Market surveillance services for domain names
  • Procedures for re-assignment and assistance in disputes concerning domain names

  • Support to clients for market surveillance and infringement services carried out by customs authorities to prevent the entry of goods infringing IP rights into the European Union
  • Support to clients in patent and trademark enforcement
  • Assistance in judicial and extra-judicial actions for infringement and nullity
  • Expert opinions on patent and trademark validity and infringement
  • Support to clients in negotiating and drafting license and assignment agreements
  • Providing independent expert opinion on patent essentiality in standards (Standard Essential Patents)

  • Patent prior art searches
  • Trademark availability searches
  • Periodical searches for particular technical fields and/or IP owners
  • Science and technology searches
  • Assessment of business opportunities and economics value
  • Educational seminars for clients on information retrieval