Marietti, Gislon e Trupiano offers highly specialized services, ensuring comprehensive assistance throughout all stages of Industrial Property protection. The firm directly handles the filing and prosecution of applications before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM), the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Our services include, among others, prior art searches, technical and legal consultations aimed at assessing the validity of Industrial Property rights, as well as legal defence in the event of litigation. Our experience and expertise allow us to support clients in managing and enhancing their Industrial Property rights, guaranteeing a tailored approach for every need.

Areas of Practice

Thanks to our long-standing experience and qualified team, we offer specialized and comprehensive consultancy across multiple sectors. We are well-equipped to meet the needs of companies and professionals working in a wide range of fields, delivering targeted solutions and continuous support in the protection of their Intellectual Property rights.

Main sectors in which we operate include:

  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Pharmaceuticals, Medicine & Medical Technology
  • Microbiology
  • Textiles
  • Agriculture
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Energy
  • Automation
  • Mechanics
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Aerospace
  • Nanotechnology
  • IT & Artificial Intelligence
  • Environmental Technology
  • Materials Technology
  • Optical Engineering
Our Services

PATENTS

We can assist you step by step in protecting your invention, allowing you to safeguard the results of your innovative efforts. We perform prior art searches and analyse the validity of third-party rights so that we can assess patentability and determine the best protection strategy.

We handle the study, drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent applications for inventions, utility models, and plant varieties, following each case through all stages of the procedure until grant. We also offer specialized advice for the enforcement and defence of acquired rights, representing our clients before Italian and foreign courts, as well as before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

  • Prior art searches using international databases and support in developing new projects, taking into account existing rights;
  • Drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent, utility model, and plant variety applications until grant and subsequent defence of the acquired rights;
  • Opposition and appeal proceedings;
  • Translation and Validation of European patents in Italy and San Marino;
  • Legal representation before Italian, foreign courts, and the Unified Patent Court (UPC);
  • Preparation of technical briefs for court-appointed and party-appointed experts in litigation before Italian courts;
  • Monitoring and reporting of competing patent rights.

TRADEMARKS

Our firm provides comprehensive advice on trademark protection, assisting clients with filing procedures for national, international, and European Union trademarks. We handle the entire process from filing to registration and prosecution as well as defence of acquired rights. In addition, we offer trademark watch services, with periodic alerts on potentially conflicting trademarks.

  • Prior art searches using databases and support in developing new projects, considering existing rights;
  • Drafting, filing, and prosecution of trademark applications until grant and subsequent defence of the acquired rights;
  • Opposition proceedings, appeals, nullity actions, cancellation actions;
  • Trademark watch service.

DESIGNS

We assist our clients with design protection, including the preparation and filing of applications for Italian, international, and European Union designs. We handle the entire process from registration to prosecution, and defend acquired rights. Finally, we provide periodic monitoring services to track any new designs by competitors.

  • Prior art searches using international databases and support in developing new projects, considering existing rights;
  • Drafting, filing, and prosecution of design applications until grant and subsequent defence of the acquired right;
  • Periodic alerts on competitors’ designs.

OTHER SERVICES

  • Analysis and advice on Industrial Property portfolios;
  • Evaluation of the commercial value of Industrial Property rights;
  • Consulting on validity, potential infringement, and defensive strategies for Industrial Property rights;
  • Recording of any changes in ownership, assignments, license agreements, and related documentation;
  • Client training on key Intellectual Property concepts and strategies to be adopted for developing and protecting Industrial Property portfolios.

Domain Names

  • Domain name availability searches;
  • Domain name registration procedures;
  • Assistance in cases of disputes and reassignment procedures.

 Copyright

  • Strategic consulting, preparation, and filing of unpublished works with the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE);
  • Consulting on validity and infringement of copyright.