SIB LEX società tra avvocati is a law firm based in Rome and Milan focusing on all aspects of intellectual property and particularly on litigation concerning patents, trademarks and distinctive signs in general, designs, copyrights and competition law, internet, privacy as well as contracts in all of these areas.
Our clients are Italian and multinational enterprises, SMEs and large enterprises in highly specialised areas or in the consumer products and consumer services industries including fashion, design, electronics, mechanics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies and many more.
We rely on over 30 years’ experience and adopt a pragmatic, dynamic approach, focused on meeting client needs in full with the aim of protecting and maximising investments in research, innovation, creativity, business.
As well as a team of attorneys-at-law, the firm includes partners with a long professional experience holding membership in the patents and trademarks sections of the Ordine dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale (Italian Industrial Property Consultants Institute). This ensures that when protecting or maximising the value of our clients’ rights all aspects, both legal and technical, of issues are carefully and timely examined, adding significant value for our client.
SIB LEX professionals hold membership and are active in all major intellectual property professional associations, including: INTA (International Trademark Association), AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property), AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association), MARQUES (Association of European Trade Mark Owners), LES (Licensing Executives Society), FICPI (Fédération Internationale de la Propriété Intellectuelle), ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association).
We offer legal advice and assistance for the resolution of any issue concerning intellectual property or neighbouring areas.
We offer legal advice and assistance for the resolution of any issue concerning intellectual property or neighbouring areas.
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Best Lawyers in Italy 2022 lists G. A. Grippiotti for intellectual property
Our founding partner Giovanni Antonio Grippiotti is listed among the best intellectual property lawyers in the guide The Best Lawyers in Italy 2022, researched by the respected peer review publication for the legal profession Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers recognitions...
Two trademark litigation IP Stars 2021 for SIB LEX
Our partners Giovanni Antonio Grippiotti and Mario Pozzi are listed as trademark IP Stars in the IP Stars 2021 guide to the world's leading IP firms and practitioners. They receive this recognition for the third consecutive year. Researched by Managing Intellectual...
EU General Court ruling in Hasbro: repeat filing may be considered bad faith
On 21 April 2021, The EU General Court (“GC”) issued an important decision in case T-663/19 stating that repeat filings of earlier trademarks may, in specific circumstances, constitute bad faith. The facts in the case Hasbro is a producer of toys and games. Over the...
SIB LEX Società tra Avvocati a.r.l. – sede legale: Piazza di Pietra, 38-39 00186 Roma – Reg. Imprese Roma C.F./IVA/VAT IT14893531005 – REA 1553728. Capitale versato Eur 10.500,00 i.v. – Pol. Assic. N./Insurance 95NA1337 Zurich Eur 5.000.000,00