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Giovanni Padovano

Patent attorney
Giovanni is a member of our patent and design department.

He assists clients with filing and prosecuting patent applications, and is involved in the filing, prosecution, and grant of patent applications at national, European and international level. 

He has experience in filing national, Community and International design applications, and works on filing design applications abroad. 

His practice also includes prior art searches and drafting validity and freedom-to-operate opinions. 

Giovanni listens attentively to clients' needs, and works with them to find the best solutions to protect their IP rights. These solutions are tailored to each individual case and its specific requirements, and Giovanni accompanies each client in managing their portfolios of patents and designs.

He assists clients mainly in the sectors of mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermal engineering, construction, automation, materials, agriculture, and biomedical devices. He has considerable experience with clients in the clothing, accessories, jewelry and interior design sectors. 

He works with large multinationals, small and medium-sized enterprises and individual inventors, and also with research institutes and universities. 

Giovanni graduated from university with a thesis entitled: “Study of the propagation of fires in rail tunnels using FDS-NIST software”.

Prior to joining Modiano & Partners, Giovanni worked as a consultant in the fire prevention and safety sector.
About me
In my free time I like...  wine-tasting 
As a child I dreamed of becoming...  an astronaut 
The best trip I’ve ever taken was...  to Japan 

Focus

Education
University Degree 2nd level in Aerospace Engineering, University of Padova

Professional qualifications
Italian patent attorney

Specializations in patents and design
Filing and prosecution of national, Community and international utility models
Filing and prosecution of national, Community and international designs
Filing and prosecution of national, European and foreign patents
Novelty and freedom-to-operate searches
Patent, model and design portfolio analysis and/or management
Patent, model and design validity and infringement opinions

Technical areas of expertise
Aerospace engineering
Mechanical engineering
Thermotechnical engineering

Languages
English
Italian

Associations
Italian Industrial Property Consultants Institute

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