Lorenzo Battarino
Counsel
lbattarino@trevisancuonzo.com
About
Lorenzo is a Counsel at the firm and focuses on all areas of intellectual property, in which he has gained significant experience, particularly in litigation concerning patents, know-how and unfair competition. Throughout his career, he has assisted numerous multinational companies involved in complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes. He also provides support and representation in various patent infringement proceedings in the electronics, mechanical engineering, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. He also regularly assist Italian and foreign businesses in non-contentious matters. He joined the Trevisan & Cuonzo team in January 2013.
Lorenzo is an academic fellow at Bocconi University, where he regularly holds lectures and seminars on intellectual property and innovation.
Lorenzo is member of EPLAW, EPLIT, LES Italia and AIRIA – Associazione Regolazione Intelligenza Artificiale.
Practice Areas
Education & More
Admission
Unified Patent Court– Representative (2023)
Italy – Avvocato (2015)
Education
“Lucio Colantuoni” Master in sports law – University of Milan (2018)
Executive course “Digital economy: legal and tax issues of the new business models” – SDA Bocconi School of Management (2017)
Law Degree – Bocconi University School of Law – Milan (2013). Thesis: “Antitrust and Intellectual Property issues in technology standard-setting agreements”
Exchange program at University of Richmond School of Law – Richmond, Virginia, USA (2011)
Languages
Advising several of the most important consumer electronics companies in standard essential patent (SEP) cases
Representing clients in several cases regarding electronics, mechanical, pharmaceutical and chemical patents, before both national courts and the Unified Patent Court
Advising leading pharmaceutical companies in complex multi-jurisdictional litigation concerning pharmaceutical patents covering new generation drugs, and the related regulatory aspects
Advising and representing several companies in cases concerning know-how
Advising one of the most important manufacturers in the luxury automotive sector in product liability cases
Drafting and advising on IP-related contracts for a leading international fashion house
Assisting a number of multinational companies in different sectors in enforcing their IP rights through Customs monitoring programs pursuant to EU Regulation 608/2013
Advising athletes and sports management companies in disputes against major football clubs
Co-author of Proprietà industriale, intellettuale e IT, IPSOA Gruppo Wolters Kluwer, Milano, 2017, 2022, 2025
Patent Litigation: Final Remedies (UPC), Thomson Reuters, 2025
A balanced approach: PI orders shall be tailored to avoid undue consequences for the defendant, UPC says, Lexology, 2024
Il nuovo Tribunale Unificato dei Brevetti: rischi e opportunità per le imprese italiane, Lexology, 2024
Italian Privacy Authority launches investigation into online data collection for AI training, Lexology, 2023
Breaking: Italian court grants first injunction against NFTs infringing trademark rights, Lexology, 2022
IoT e brevetti essenziali: i vantaggi di un approccio proattivo per affrontare il cambiamento, Lexology, 2022
Nokia v. Daimler Referred to the CJEU: Automotive Patent Wars to Reshape the FRAND Landscape, in The Licensing Journal, January 2021, Volume 41 Number 1
Online IP filings now available in Italy, Julia Holden and Lorenzo Battarino, World Intellectual Property Review, May/June 2015 issue
The Product Regulation and Liability Review – Italy Chapter, Luca Trevisan and Lorenzo Battarino, 2014 Law Business Research, UK
Rising star 2025, Managing IP
Rising Star of the Year – ITALY, Managing IP Awards 2024
