Patents

Patent litigation is the very bedrock of Trevisan & Cuonzo’s renowned IP practice.

Since the establishment of the firm, we have earned a formidable reputation for our success in patent litigation, winning landmark cases on behalf of the world’s most innovative companies in the sectors of electronic, biotech, pharmaceutical, automotive, chemicals and consumer goods. A large number of these cases have been fought on a multi-jurisdictional level, in close cooperation with lawyers and experts from different jurisdictions acting in parallel proceedings.

Trevisan & Cuonzo works in close collaboration with Patent and Trademark Attorney firm, TCBM. TCBM’s scientific expertise in the fields of chemistry, biotechnology, life sciences, bioengineering, electronic and mechanical engineering provide invaluable support to our law firm in constructing technical aspects of our defences as well as acting as Party Technical Experts where deemed appropriate.

The advent of the Unified Patents Court, and its two important bases in Milan, have brought a new focus on the work of our team, with all its experience and its reputation as the leading patent litigation practice in Italy, and one of the biggest and best regarded in Europe.

We are focused on the business objectives of our clients, constantly looking for strategic solutions to increase their leverage and to reach their key commercial objectives most effectively.

Recent notable cases:

  • Representing a multinational group leader in the market of smartphones, consumer electronics and household appliances, in litigation before civil, criminal and custom authorities against an aggressive Non-Practising Entity (NPE) and its subsidiaries
  • Representing one of the leading groups in the field of road construction and mining machines, in a complex patent dispute against a well-known competitor
  • Representing one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies in patent infringement proceedings brought against an API manufacturer. The decision established a new principle of law on the interpretation of the Bolar clause under Italian law
  • Representing a manufacturer of automated storage and retrieval systems against the client’s main competitor, on the alleged infringement of one of its patents applied in high-tech warehouses. This was the first case ever filed before the Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
  • Assisting and representing multiple Korean, U.S., French, Japanese, Chinese clients in complex FRAND negotiations and litigations concerning SEPs (i.e. patents essential to practice telecom standards)
  • Assisting a pharmaceutical giant before the UPC Milan Central Division in a patent litigation concerning the infringement of a second medical use patent covering a specific form of administration of an active ingredient
  • Representing a US Technology giant in patent infringement proceedings brought by an Italian operating entity which owns patents for autonomous driving applications and driver assistance systems
  • Representing a Dutch multinational company, world leader in consumer electronics, in patent litigation concerning Standard Essential Patents

Best patent litigation team in Italy

The Legal 500, 2025