Jacobacci Avvocati

Firm Details:

Chairman: Fabrizio Jacobacci

Number of partners worldwide: 15

Number of lawyers worldwide: more than 40

Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Firm Overview:

Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati was founded in 1996 and now counts 4 offices in Italy and France (Turin, Milan, Rome, Paris).

Always forward-looking and eager to embrace innovation, in any of its expressions. With lawyers specialized in all areas of Intellectual Property, our Contemporary IP philosophy has brought us to where we are today: one of the premier European law firms in the field of Intellectual Property with a multinational presence in Italy and France.

We provide Italian, French and international clients operating in all sectors of industry and art with guidance in commercial transactions and IP litigation support before the national Courts as well as the European Court of Justice and in multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Main Areas of Practice:

• Intellectual Property
• Information Technology
• Antitrust & Competition
• Regulatory
• Commercial Contracts
• Copyright & Art
• Media & Entertainment
• Personal Data & Privacy
• Dispute resolution
• Commercial IP

Italy: 11 partners, 35 fee earners

France: 4 partners, 4 fee earners

Patent:

■ The firm successfully represented a pharmaceutical giant in two instances of PI proceedings against a competitor, defending it against claims of patent infringement

■ The firm successfully represented a patent owner in litigation concerning the validity and infringement of the Italian portions of two European patents

■ In a case valued at millions of Euros, the firm obtained an important victory for a client in a case regarding a patented technology for ATM machines and digital signatures

■ The firm successfully represented a leader in the field of plant varietals in enforcing its rights against all actors in the supply chain selling products gained from infringing plants

■ The firm represented a client in a precedent-making case with parallel actions in Italy and abroad relating to the ownership of a jointly created European patent

■ The firm successfully represented a world-renown maker of coffee and related machines in proceedings regarding the misappropriation of technology by a competitor

■ The firm successfully assisted an Italian client in defending itself against infringement of a US patent, raised by a commercial competitor

■ The firm represented a the owners of a high end luxury trademark portfolio against use of the trademark rights by a former business partner

■ The firm successfully represented a US client in matters asserting the trademarks, design and copyright relating to musical instruments against Italian infringers

■ The firm represented successfully represented a luxury brand of famous handbags before the Italian supreme court in defending the validity and enforcement of its 3D trademarks

■ The firm assisted a luxury brand of jewellery in asserting its trademark and design rights against various targets in the Italian territory

Key Clients: The firm acts for a variety of clients in practically every economic sector, from fashion to automotive, from electronics to pharmaceuticals, from insurance companies to software developers.

Contact: Fabrizio Jacobacci

Tel: +39 011 2413087

Email: [email protected]

IP Transaction & Strategy:

■ The firm manages the anti-counterfeiting activities for a major luxury goods conglomerate, advising primarily on trademark, design, copyright and unfair competition issues

■ The firm acts as Italian counsel for a well-known company specialised in the pharmaceutical field, in multijurisdictional litigation, in which the national teams must stay in close coordination to ensure proper enforcement of the client’s patents in

the EU and the US

■ The firm represents a client in the semiconductor sector to complete a share and purchase agreement valuded at over €30 million

■ The assisted an Italian client in the negotiations for termination of a R&D Agreement with a multinational corporation valued at over $40 million

■ The firm acts as Italian trademark counsel for a leading social media company in the Italian territory

■ The firm assisted with the drafting and completion of the acquisition of the IP portfolio related to a business branch for a client valued at €30 million

■ The firm assisted its client in setting up a joint venture, in identifying key IP issues to be considered and performing a complete due diligence of the valuable IP resources contributed into the NewCo.

Contact: Fabrizio Jacobacci

Tel: +39 011 241 3087

Email: [email protected]

Copyright & Art:

■ The firm assisted a US client in investigations and prepration for an action for misappropriation of its software copyrights by a former client, a large Italian corporation

■ The firm defended a social network influencer in a PI action brought against the client and others for infringement of various designs and copyrights

■ The firm asserted it's luxury jewellery client's copyright against several infringers on the Italian market

■ The firm represented a canadian client in enforcing its design and copyright in objects of interior design against a major chain of stores in Italy

Key Clients: Artists, foundations, museums, collectors and art galleries.

Contact: Claudia Scapicchio

Tel: +39 06 4201 3332

Email: [email protected]