Team
close

Mauro Pontiggia

Trademark attorney
Mauro is a member of our trademark department.

His work brings him into close contact with clients, assisting them in defining the best tools for defining the protection requirements, and developing the most effective and advantageous search and filing strategies, at both national and international level. He supports the client in designing and implementing new trademarks and also in expanding and optimizing the existing portfolio, so it will always be in line with current market scenarios. Mauro has consolidated experience in managing large portfolios for clients, both national and foreign.

In his work, he also regularly liaises with communication firms, graphics studios and professional studios, coordinating them so as to offer the client an overall view of the problems associated with choosing and implementing a new trademark.

Mauro has consolidated experience in prior art searches with national and international scope, in drafting trademark availability and registrability opinions, and also in conducting searches for possible third-party trademarks in disputes.

He also handles the prosecution of national trademark applications and all related activities, including replying to office actions, limitations, renewals and updates to ownership, and he also drafts the related contracts.

In addition to searching and filing trademarks, Mauro also conducts surveillance on trademarks worldwide and provides advice and assistance with filing copyright applications.

Mauro works for a wide range of clients, national and international, including physical persons, startups, small and medium enterprises and multinational corporations, operating in a wide range of sectors: clothing and fashion, media, food and beverage, cosmetics, e-commerce, and small- and large-scale retail distribution.

Mauro graduated from university with a thesis titled “The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster: the postmodern development of crime fiction”.
About me
If I was a superhero I’d be...  Batman 
My favorite book is...  The Great Gatsby - Francis Scott Fitzgerald 
The best trip I’ve ever taken was...  to Japan 

Focus

Education
University Degree in Languages and Foreign Literature, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 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
Recordal of trademark ownership changes
Trademark portfolio analysis and/or management
Trademark validity and infringement opinions

Technical areas of expertise
Automotive
Commercial distribution
Cosmetics and perfumes
E-commerce
Fashion
Food & beverage
Furnishings
Jewelry
Media
Packaging
Telecommunications

Languages
English
French
Italian
Russian

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

up
modiano