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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Rome District Court rules against Facebook for failing to remove illicit content reported by right-holders
Facebook held liable for failing to remove infringing content in spite of several requests sent by the holders of the infringed copyrights and image rights: Rome District Court rules against Facebook and orders the payment of damages. On 15 February 2019 the District...
Geo-blocking, selective distribution and fashion: European Commission sanctions Guess
In its decision of December 17, 2018, the European Commission, which had brought proceedings against the companies of the Guess Group on the basis of the results of the sector inquiry on electronic commerce (launched in May 2015), sentenced said companies to the...
Seizures of counterfeit goods dispatched in small consignments are on the rise
Customs seizures of small consignments containing counterfeit and pirated goods are increasing: a new report by the OECD and EUIPO looks into the phenomenon. A report on Misuse of Small Parcels for Trade in Counterfeit Goods, released recently by the OECD...
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