Olimpia Vergnano
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Managing partner and member of the BOD, Italian patent and trade mark attorney, European patent attorney, European trade mark and design attorney, qualified industrial property attorney before the Patent and Trade Mark Office of the Rep. of San Marino, member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants, member of the Institute of the European Patent Attorneys, member of the Collegio Italiano dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale and of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI).
Pierpaolo Robba
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Partner and president of the BOD, Italian patent and trade mark attorney, European patent attorney, European trade mark and design attorney, member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants, member of the Institute of the European Patent Attorneys, member of the Collegio Italiano dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale and of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI). He has a degree in physics from the University of Torino and received his post-graduate diploma in European Patent Litigation from the University of Strasbourg. He is Court expert in patent litigation before the Court of Torino. He is a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and of the Licensing Executives Society (LES).
Maria Cristina Benso
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Italian Patent and trade mark attorney, European patent attorney, European trade mark and design attorney, member of the Institute of the European Patent Attorneys, qualified industrial property attorney before the Patent and Trade Mark Office of the Rep. of San Marino. She has a degree in pharmacy from the University of Torino and she deals with inventions in the field of pharmaceutics and chemistry.
Stefano Baldi
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He joined Interpatent in 2001, his intellectual property practice focuses on patent and design matters. He is Italian Patent attorney, European Patent attorney as well as European design attorney. He is member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants for patent matters, qualified patent attorney before the Patent and Trade Mark Office of the Rep. of San Marino as well as member of the Institute of the European Patent Attorneys. After graduating in nuclear engineering at the Politecnico di Torino, he obtained a Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (DEA) in “Sciences et Modélisation des Systèmes Complexes” at the Université de Marseille (France) and further obtained a Ph.D. in “Sciences Physiques” at the Université d’Evry Val d’Essonne (France). From 1996 to 2000, he carried out R&D activities at the Centre d’Etudes Nucléaires of Cadarache (France) of the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique. He handles patent and design matters as well as technical expertises with respect to validity and infringement. Languages: Italian, French and English
Rossana Bavaro
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She joined Interpatent in 2000 and her intellectual property practice focuses on trade marks. She is Italian and European trade mark and design attorney and is a member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants, as well as ordinary member of the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) and member of the Professional Affairs Committee (PAC). She has a degree in economics and business with a dissertation on industrial property rights entitled “Legal protection of the renown trade mark”, she attended the Convey course for the “Preparation for Trade Mark Consultants”, a master on “Technological Transfer”, a master on “Qualification for Financial Development” and a master on “Orientation for Financial Development”. Before moving to Turin, she worked in IP consulting firms in Milan for some years. She manages and coordinates the protection of trade mark portfolios both of Italian and foreign companies operating in the field of communication media, publishing, telecommunications, footwear, luxury goods and hair products. She provides consultancy concerning the filing, prosecution, obtainment and enforcement of trade marks in Italy, in the European Union and abroad on behalf of Italian and foreign clients, and deals with opposition procedures in the different jurisdictions and with the drafting of amicable settlement and co-existence agreements; she also specializes in the economic evaluation of trade mark and patent portfolios. Languages: Italian, English and French.
Simona Berruti
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She joined Interpatent in 2020 and is assistant in the administration and finance department. After her high-school degree in accounting, she had worked for over 20 years as sales and administration manager for companies managing orders from national and international key market players. Languages: Italian, English and French.
Manuela Bruscolini
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In Interpatent since 2001, she works in the trade mark department and cooperates with the Management as Head of Human Resources Recruitment. She is Italian and European trade mark and design attorney. She is member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants for trade mark matters. She has a degree as Interpreter and Translator from the University of Bologna and a post-graduate specialization in legal translation at the IULM of Milan. Before moving to Torino, she worked as conference interpreter and translator for a primary law firm of Milan specialized in Industrial Property. She assists Italian and foreign clients in the filing and prosecution of trade mark applications in Italy and Europe and in the management of procedures of recordal of IP ownership transfer and of licenses. She is member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), of the International Trademark Association (INTA), of MARQUES -also as Member of its International Trade Mark Law and Practice Team- and of the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG). She has been speaker in seminars in the field of trade marks and domain names and has cooperated with the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants for the review of decisions issued by the Appeal Board in the matter of trade marks. Languages: Italian, English, German and French.
Giorgio Contadin
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Graduated in Management Engineering at the University of Padua and member of the Institute of Italian Industrial Property Consultants, he is a licensed Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office (EPO) and a professional representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for designs and trademarks. He is a European Patent Litigator admitted to practice before the Unified Patent Court and a substitute member of the Disciplinary Committee at the Institute of Italian Industrial Property Consultants, as well as a member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI). He has over twenty years of experience in the Intellectual Property sector, having worked with leading Italian professional firms. He has been a speaker at conferences at the Lombardy-Veneto Chambers of Commerce and currently deals with patents, designs, trademarks, technical consultancy relating to infringement actions and patent validity and contracts relating to Intellectual Property. Languages: Italian and English.
Sabrina Demo
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She joined Interpatent in 2024 and cooperates with the Management as Human Resource manager, working with the administrative department. She has a degree in Medicine and Surgery and has had extensive experience as a manager in administration, finance and human resources. Languages: Italian, English and French.
Valentina Fortunato
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She joined Interpatent in 2020 and works in the trade mark department. She has a Master’s degree in Translation studies from the University of Torino and has had some professional experiences, in Italy and abroad, in the administrative and translation fields. She assists attorneys in the filing, prosecution and renewal of trade marks in Italy and abroad, as well as in the legalization of documents and in handling Office Actions; she is also actively involved in technical and legal translations. Languages: Italian, English and German.
Alberto Furno
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He joined Interpatent in 2007 and is an Italian and European trade mark and design attorney and is a member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants for trade mark matters. He has a degree in Law from the University of Turin. He represents and advises Italian and foreign clients in all trade mark-related matters in various fields including luxury goods, fashion and alcoholic beverages. Over the years he has also developed significant experience in handling all domain name issues (from registration of domain names to activities of abusive domain name registration pursuant to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and other mandatory procedures adopted in other jurisdictions). Languages: Italian and English.
Luisa Gamberini
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She joined Interpatent in 1991 and works in the invention and design department. She is an Italian and European trade mark and design attorney and is a member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants for trade mark matters. She has a degree in foreign languages and literatures from the University of Torino, and after several years of practice in the trade mark department she dealt with the filing and prosecution of patents and designs as well as with the validation of European patents before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office and she is currently responsible for the filing and prosecution of plant variety applications especially before the Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office and before the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO); she is also actively involved in technical and legal translations. Languages: Italian, English, German and Spanish.
Marilena Garis
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Graduated in Law with transnational specialization at the University of Turin (2001), she holds a Master’s Degree in Corporate Law (2018).She has been Assistant Lecturer on Industrial Law (Degree Course in Economics) and on Intellectual Property Law (Degree Course in Communication Sciences) at the University of Turin. Italian Trademark Attorney, Professional Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), she has been practicing Industrial Property since 2001 and has worked in leading national IP firms. She has recently joined the Interpatent team, bringing her proven experience and professional expertise. She represents and provides strategic advice on Industrial Property to Italian and foreign clients, coordinates protection activities of worldwide trademark portfolios, oppositions, invalidation and revocation actions, negotiation of agreements. She has established strong professional relationships with lawyers and IP consultants worldwide. Member of the Executive Committee and International Delegate of LES Italia as from 2020, Member of AIPPI (Italian Group), she speaks fluent English and French, with knowledge of German. She regularly holds lectures on Industrial and Intellectual Property matters and has been contributor of IP law journals and IP databases such as Il Diritto Industriale, SPRINT Sistema Proprietà Intellettuale, Italia Oggi, Managing Intellectual Property, World Trademark Review, LES International, Il Sole 24 Ore. Alongside her professional commitment, she collaborates with magazines and publishing houses, for which she edits literary criticism texts.
Anna Maria Gennaro
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She joined Interpatent in 2008 and works as assistant in the invention and design department. She obtained a high-school diploma in administration and worked for over twenty years in the administrative department of a well-known law firm, where she gained experience in firm management and in supporting the activities of attorneys at law. She manages the maintenance of patents worldwide. Languages: Italian and English.
Nicole Gorlier
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With Interpatent since 2017, she works as legal counsel in the trade mark department. She has a degree in Law from the University of Torino and is admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of Torino. She gained experience in the field of intellectual property in a leading law firm in Turin specialized in IP. She provides legal advice on trade marks, patents, copyrights, counterfeiting, unfair competition and domain names and handles registration procedures for Italian, EU and international trade marks. She deals with all aspects of trade mark protection from the initial stage onwards: novelty searches, filing and prosecution both in Italy and abroad; watch services; trade mark enforcement at national, EU, international and foreign national level; counseling with respect to opposition proceedings against Italian, EU and foreign national trade mark registrations; drafting of warning letters, opinions and responses regarding counterfeiting, unfair competition and trade mark validity. In addition, she gained experience in drafting and revising extrajudicial and commercial agreements as well as trade mark and patent license and transfer contracts. Languages: Italian, English and French.
Nicola Gulli
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He joined Interpatent in 2021 and works as Marketing, Digital Innovation and Sales support for the trade mark and patent departments. He studied Architecture at the Polytechnic of Turin. Creative and innovator by nature, he has a consolidated experience in Strategic Marketing and Communication. He has worked for more than 18 years as Group Marketing Manager of a leading multinational automotive company, gaining professional experience in Italy and abroad and conceiving, implementing and managing corporate innovation projects in order to simplify processes. During his career he has developed skills in the use of CRM, Business Intelligence and Forecasting tools. Languages: Italian, English and basic Spanish.
Gabriella Malpassuto
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She joined Interpatent in 2007 after being employed in important intellectual property firms. She works as executive assistant in patent and design matters. She handles the organization of meetings, events and conferences for our attorneys as well as of their business trips in Italy and abroad. She has a high-school diploma in accounting and she is also a freelance tourist guide for Torino. Languages: Italian, English and French.
Giovanni Mondello
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He joined Interpatent in 2013 and his practice focuses on design and patent matters. He is Italian Patent attorney and partially qualified European Patent attorney and he handles patent and design matters, from searches to the drafting of applications and their prosecution, from technical opinions on infringement and validity to patent watches. Graduated in physics engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan, he has gained experience in IT engineering at companies in the IT sector. Languages: Italian and English.
Eleonora Moreno
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She joined the patent and design department of Interpatent in 2022. She is a licensed Patent attorney before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM) and a member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants for patent matters as well as an enlisted professional representative for design matters before the European Union Intellectual Propriety Office (EUIPO). She graduated with Mechanical Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, where she obtained a Master’s Degree in Automation. She provides Italian and foreign clients with assistance in filing and obtaining patents in Italy and abroad, in carrying out patentability and freedom-to-operate searches and in writing technical opinions on infringement and validity matters; she also assists Italian and foreign clients in filing and obtaining industrial designs in Italy and abroad, and in writing technical opinions on infringement and validity matters. Languages: Italian, English.
Domenico Paglianiti
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Domenico has joined Interpatent since 2023 and works in the invention and design department. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, and a master’s degree in electronic engineering specializing in microsystems from the same university, doing his thesis at Ecole des Ingenieurs et des Architechs in Fribourg (CH). He gained experience in electronic design, electronic manufacturing, industrial automation and software development. Attended the patent attorney exam preparation course at Politecnico di Milano and completed the internship of Intellectual Property Consultants Patent Section at another leading firm in the field.
Under the supervision of experienced firm tutors, he provides assistance to Italian and foreign clients in procedures for filing and obtaining patents in Italy and abroad, conducting patentability and freedom-to-implement searches, and drafting technical opinions on infringement issues. Languages known: Italian, French and English.
Gian Antonio Pancot
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Gian Antonio Pancot has more than forty years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property, where he began to operate in July 1978. From 1980 to 1993 he held the position of Managing Director, CEO and shareholder of one of the major Italian professional firms operating in the IP sector. Subsequently called to Rome, he carried out his work within another primary consultancy IP firm until the end of 2006, when he joined as Chief Executive Officer a world leader group operating in the field of Research & Development (R&D), in the assistance and management of Intellectual Property Rights and more particularly in the economic valorization of patents’ rights. From 2017 to 2020, he has been President and Managing Director of another Italian professional firm also operating in the IP area. Subsequently, he held positions in the same field, collaborating with other professional firms. He joined the Interpatent team in March 2025 in order to share his specific skills in the IP field and also his extensive experience gained by working in contact with leading companies holding patents and trademarks at international level, thus ensuring an important contribution to the improvement of the activities and services provided by the firm. Italian Patent and Trademark Attorney, Professional Representative in Community Design and Trademark matters before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), from 2020 until November 2025, he served as Vice President of LES Italia, where he is still a member of the Executive Committee; he is also member of several other associations operating in the IP field, such as AIPPI, FICPI, AICIPI, LIGUE and others. He regularly holds conferences and has edited publications on Industrial and Intellectual Property matters. Languages: English and French.
Clarissa Ricci
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She joined Interpatent in 2024 and works in the trademark department. She holds a Master’s degree in Foreign Languages for International Communication from the University of Torino and has had professional experience in the administrative field and in the trade sector. She assists attorneys in trademark filings, renewals and prosecutions in Italy and abroad, as well as in the legalization of documents and in handling Office Actions. Languages: Italian, English, Spanish and basic knowledge of French.
Noemi Romano
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She joined Interpatent in 2024 and works as assistant in the invention and design department. She graduated in International Relations for Marketing and has had experience in firms of accountants in Turin. She manages customer master data and the maintenance of patents, designs and models worldwide. Languages: Italian, Spanish, English and basic knowledge of French and German.
Ilaria Scorrano
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She joined Interpatent in 2020 and works in the invention and design department. She has a Master’s degree in Translation from the University of Turin. She assists attorneys with patenting procedures in Italy (UIBM), Europe (EPO) and on an international basis (PCT) as well as being involved in the translation of technical and legal documents. Languages: Italian, English, Spanish and basic Portuguese.
Daniela Siccardi
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She joined Interpatent in 1999 and works in the invention and design department. She has a degree in Biological Sciences with bio-ecological orientation, has completed a postgraduate internship in biotechnology of yeasts at the genetic and molecular biology laboratory of the University of Perugia – Italy – Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture (sect. Applied Microbiology). She attended the CEIPI two-year course (European Patent Training) concerning the European patenting procedures and the EPC (European Patent Convention). She deals with patenting procedures in Italy (UIBM ), Europe (EPO) and on an international basis (PCT). Languages: Italian and English.
Alina Susan
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She joined Interpatent in 2018, his intellectual property practice focuses on patent and design matters. She is Italian Patent attorney and she is member of the Institute of the Italian Industrial Property Consultants for patent matters. Graduated in Electronic Engineering, she gained experience in IT engineering working with companies in the automotive field and she is familiar with the basic programming languages. She attended the Patent Attorney examination preparation course at the Politecnico di Milano. She handles patent and design matters, patentability searches as well as technical opinions with respect to infringement and she provides assistance in drafting and prosecution of patent applications before the competent Offices. Languages: Italian, Rumanian and English.





























