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De Simone & Partners
Experience in Intellectual Property since 1972
IP capabilities
IP capabilities
In support of business in a broader sense extended to related specialties.
expertise
expertise
On the protection and promotion of the Made in Italy merchandise mark.
support
support
DSP regularly assists startups in protecting their IP assets with particular emphasis on biopharma startups
customer base
customer base
From multinationals and leading private and public Italian research centers to small companies and startups.
Services
How we protect IP Portfolios
We support our clients with a thorough analysis of their Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio, providing expertise on filing strategies and the feasibility of business projects. Through these services, we become a point of contact between legal departments, on the one hand, and R&D and marketing, on the other.
Integrated into a modern technological infrastructure, our team of IP professionals offers the highest level of legal service to customers in various industries. Though most of our clients operate in pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemistry and the life sciences, we also cater to those in agriculture, oil, sports, mechanics, electronics, software, telecommunications and entertainment.
With a particular focus on the luxury trade, our law firm assists major Italian and international fashion and jewelry brands in protecting and enforcing their creative rights worldwide. De Simone & Partners has also acquired extensive expertise in the food and beverage sector by assisting major Italian clients with their IP, legal and regulatory issues.
In fashion, De Simone & Partners helps prestigious fashion brands active in the production of apparel, accessories and jewelry – from major international houses whose products are designed and produced in Italy to local manufacturers.
In food, De Simone & Partners assists Italian wine and olive oil producers on IP and internationalization strategies to export their products worldwide. De Simone & Partners also advises several globally-recognized liquor makers.
In factory automation, De Simone & Partners supports Italian multinationals specializing in telecommunications, aerospace, defense and security.
In the furniture & design industry, De Simone & Partners represents prestigious companies and local creators of bespoke design objects and furniture.
What we do
Examples of our services
Patent Department
Professional services in details
Patent departments
Numbers and facts
Trademark Department
Professional services in detail
Trademark Department
Numbers and facts
- Approach
Approach
- Advice and support for patent strategies and prior art searches
- Drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications worldwide
- Maintenance fee schedules and payments
- European Parliament-granted patent validations in Italy and other engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting procedures
- Oppositions and appeals before the European Patent Office (EPO)
- Patentability / validity and infringement opinions for pre-litigation stage and as ex parte expert
- Freedom to operate opinions
- Enforcement of patent rights, including legal actions before national courts
- Nullity actions with national courts
- Expert witness testimonies in patent litigations
- Drafting, filing and prosecuting of national and European Community Certificates for Plant Varieties
- Drafting, filing and prosecuting of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs)
- Patent strategy advice for startups and investors
- Worldwide management of patent portfolios
- Regular client reports: budgets, due dates, strategy and investor meetings
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- Approach
- Results & Benefits
Approach
Approximately 90 % of prosecuted cases are in the chemistry, pharma, biotech and life science technical fields including:
- Biomedicine
- Pharmaceuticals
- Diagnostics
- Life sciences
- Biotechnology
- Nanotechnology
- Chemistry
- Medicinal chemistry
- Formulations
- Cosmetics
- Alloys
- Polymers
- Nutraceutics
- Plant Varieties
- Food and food supplements
- Medical and Surgical Device
Other areas of prosecutorial action include:
- Mechanics
- Electronics
- Telecommunications
Results & Benefits
- First filings: Italian and European applicants
- 90% of European Parliament representation is for Italian applicants
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- Approach
Approach
- Advice and support for trademark strategies and anteriority searches
- Filing, prosecuting and administering trademark applications and portfolios worldwide
- Actions before the Italian and San Marino trademark offices (TMOs), European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Instructions for foreign associates
- Trademark oppositions and appeals before the Italian and European TMOs
- Nullity actions before national courts
- Enforcement of trademark rights, including legal actions before national courts
- Counsel on distribution, franchising and licensing for contracts
- Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) operations
- Coordination of anti-counterfeiting and customs processes: trademark customs recordals, parallel imports and seizures
- Consideration of Italian criminal and civil courts’ proceedings and injunctions concerning trademark and design cases
- Domain name registration and maintenance
- Alternate dispute resolution (ADRs) services both as complainant/defendant representatives and as arbitrators
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- Approach
Approach
- De Simone & Partners manages the trademark portfolios of clients in the following industries: fashion, mechanics, electronics, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, software, oil, entertainment, telecommunications and others.
- De Simone & Partners focuses on the luxury industry, assisting famous Italian and international fashion and jewelry brands to protect and enforce their IP rights worldwide.
- By assisting major Italian and foreign clients with their IP, legal and regulatory issues, De Simone & Partners has acquired extensive expertise in the energy and food and beverage sectors.
- Within the sports industry and those operations related to the Olympic Games, De Simone & Partners:
- Assists in managing ambush marketing during the Olympic games in support of sponsors’ rights
- Offers specific expertise in drafting contracts for sports authorities
- Advises on the protection of design and patentability of sports equipment
- Provides training assistance in industrial and IP matters related to major sporting events
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Meet your IP experts
A selection of our consultants
We apply our unique combination of IP, industry and business expertise to serve your legal interests in Italy and the wider world to the very highest standard. Our goal is to act as your trusted partner and advocate, and so all of our experts leverage their knowledge, experience and professionalism to deliver the quality of service you deserve.
Experience since 1972
In total, our IP consultants have accumulated over 200 years of professional practice, meaning you can expect the level of excellence that comes only with experience. From strategy to valuation and enforcement, we cover the entire IP life cycle.
Domenico De Simone
Founding Partner - Trademark, Design and Patent Attorney
Active in the IP field since 1972, he is the founding partner of De Simone & Partners Spa and De Simone Law Firm
Active in the IP field since 1972, he is the founding partner of De Simone & Partners Spa and De Simone Law Firm
Maria Augusta Fioruzzi De Simone
Managing Partner, Patent and Design Attorney
With clients ranging from multinationals to startups, Maria Augusta focuses on intellectual property strategy and business, advising clients on all issues related to the procurement, valuation and defence of patents of invention and design.
With clients ranging from multinationals to startups, Maria Augusta focuses on intellectual property strategy and business, advising clients on all issues related to the procurement, valuation and defence of patents of invention and design.
Massimo Cimoli
Trademark Attorney
Active in the IP field since 1989, with a focus on trademarks and copyright, Massimo assists a variety of clients worldwide in different industries, including major Italian and international oil and gas companies, sports and automotive corporations.
Active in the IP field since 1989, with a focus on trademarks and copyright, Massimo assists a variety of clients worldwide in different industries, including major Italian and international oil and gas companies, sports and automotive corporations.
Maria Paola Pace Napoleone
Patent Attorney
Active in the IP field since 2011, Paola has focused primarily on filing and prosecuting procedures for patent applications in the fields of life sciences and chemistry in general.
Active in the IP field since 2011, Paola has focused primarily on filing and prosecuting procedures for patent applications in the fields of life sciences and chemistry in general.
Giovanni Orsoni
Trademark Attorney
Active in the IP field since 2005, Giovanni has worked in London, Venice and Milan with a focus on trademarks, copyrights, domain names, designs, trade secrets and an extensive experience in prosecution, litigation, drafting and negotiation of contracts.
Active in the IP field since 2005, Giovanni has worked in London, Venice and Milan with a focus on trademarks, copyrights, domain names, designs, trade secrets and an extensive experience in prosecution, litigation, drafting and negotiation of contracts.
Lucia Granieri
Trademark Attorney
Active in the IP field since 2010, with a focus on trademark, design and copyright law, art law, IP & sport, unfair competition, negotiation and drafting of contracts.
Active in the IP field since 2010, with a focus on trademark, design and copyright law, art law, IP & sport, unfair competition, negotiation and drafting of contracts.
Filippo Calda Beccadelli
IP Litigation
Active in the IP field since 2007, with a focus on patent, trademark, copyright and design contracts and litigation in Italy, as well as the development of EU and Chinese litigation strategies, Filippo advises clients on complex litigation cases.
Active in the IP field since 2007, with a focus on patent, trademark, copyright and design contracts and litigation in Italy, as well as the development of EU and Chinese litigation strategies, Filippo advises clients on complex litigation cases.
In 2002, 30 years after beginning work as an IP consultant, Domenico de Simone established De Simone & Partners S.p.A. together with a group of experienced professionals to provide comprehensive assistance in all areas of IP.
Meet the Dennemeyer experts
At De Simone, we value the professional development of our employees. Our innovative entrepreneurship and open company culture allow everyone to develop their skills to the fullest in a fast-growing, dynamic business.
For more information about your IP career, please review our employment opportunities and submit your resume.
About Us
The history of the office
De Simone & Partners S.p.A. was established in 2002 by Domenico de Simone, an IP consultant since 1972, to provide comprehensive assistance in all areas of industrial and Intellectual Property
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+39 06 853361
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Via Giulio Caccini 1,
00198 Rome
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