Federico Ferrara
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Intellectual Property: Copyrights
Band 2
About
Provided by Federico Ferrara
Practice Areas
Federico Ferrara has over 25 years’ experience in Intellectual Property law. His practice covers IP rights, strategies, policies, and disputes with a particular focus on the media and entertainment sectors.
He assists key operators in the Tech, Media and Comms, Tourism, Life Sciences and Retail sectors. Federico has accrued niche expertise in the areas of audio-visual works, publishing and music law. Breaches of third-party Intellectual Property are also frequently connected with issues of unfair competition, an area in which Federico has built up significant experience.
He has acted on cases involving counterfeiting, exhaustion of rights (parallel imports), licensing and passing off. His practice involves both contentious and non-contentious matters and he has accrued an in-depth knowledge of time-sensitive procedures.
Federico also has considerable experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer, advising on JVs and M&A transactions, in which Intellectual Property constituted a key element of the corporate assets. He advises on compliance issues relating to advertising, consumer and e-commerce law, as well as in the relevant proceedings before the Italian Advertising Standards Authority and the Italian Competition Authority.
Federico is admitted to appear before the Supreme Court of Cassation.
Chambers Review
Europe
Federico Ferrara has a solid track record representing clients from the media and entertainment industry in copyright litigation. His practice is complemented by his capabilities in advising on trade marks.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Federico Ferrara demonstrated rapid identification of solutions."
"He is always available and clear in his communication."
"Federico is very up to date with market trends."
"Federico Ferrara demonstrated rapid identification of solutions."
"He is always available and clear in his communication."
"Federico is very up to date with market trends."