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Raffaella Beretta

Trademark attorney
Raffaella is a member of our foreign trademark department.

She assists clients by advising on and supporting pre-filing strategies and prior art searches, brand evaluation, and the analysis, management and implementation of IP portfolios. Her activities also include filing and prosecuting trademark applications before the European Union Intellectual Property Office, the World Intellectual Property Organization and worldwide. She handles passive opposition proceedings worldwide and produces opinions on the validity and infringement of trademarks.

Raffaella also has experience in trademark law, Community law, copyright law, European competition law, unfair competition law and out-of-court consulting.

Her consolidated and extensive experience and knowledge acquired over the years, as well her proactive approach and sensitivity to the needs of companies and the market, enable Raffaella to effectively and efficiently interpret and satisfy clients' needs by implementing the most suitable IP protection strategies to enhance intangible corporate assets.

Raffaella handles matters for small, medium and large companies, multinationals, private individuals, research institutions, universities, associations, both foreign and domestic, with a particular focus on foreign clients.

She assists clients in many different sectors, in particular fashion, luxury goods, design, automotive, sports, furniture, construction, food products, and winemaking.

Raffaella also gives lectures in preparation courses for the examination to qualify as a European Patent Attorney.

Raffaella graduated from university with a thesis titled “Problems in international adoption: theory and practice”.
About me
My favorite movie is...  The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer 
I’ve lived in...  the UK 
My favorite book is...  A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini 

Focus

Education
University Degree in Law, University of Milan

Professional qualifications
European trademark attorney
Italian trademark attorney

Specializations in trademark matters
Filing, prosecution and renewal of European Union trademarks
Filing, prosecution and renewal of international trademarks
Filing, prosecution and renewal of national and foreign trademarks
Novelty and freedom-to-operate searches
Oppositions and appeals at the EUIPO
Oppositions and appeals at the national trademark Offices, domestic and worldwide
Trademark portfolio analysis and/or management
Trademark validity and infringement opinions

Technical areas of expertise
Automotive
Commercial distribution
E-commerce
Fashion
Food & beverage
Furnishings
Jewelry
Media
Sport

Languages
English
French
Italian

Associations
Institute of European trademark and design attorneys
Italian Industrial Property Consultants Institute

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