The particular attention dedicated by us to litigation arises
out of the awareness that the monopoly conferred by intellectual
and industrial property rights must, in the event of infringement,
be defended in a timely and effective manner.
With the establishment of Studio Legale Associato Barzanò
& Zanardo, the B&Z Group has put at its client’s
disposal a consolidated and significant experience in the handling
of civil and criminal proceedings in all the listed areas of competence
– and, therefore, by way of mere example and without any
pretence of completeness, the infringement, nullity, lapse, claiming
of intellectual and industrial property rights, unfair competition,
etc. - before the competent Italian and Foreign Judicial Authorities.
Such activity is conducted by adopting, from time to time, specific
strategies which, as far as possible, comply with the Client’s
requests and are aimed at the most effective application of the
measures and remedies (seizures, descriptions, injunctions, publication
of judgements, destruction of products, award of damages, etc.)
provided for by the relevant legislation.
In Italy the substantive and procedural intellectual and industrial
property legislation has been amended following the rapid enactment
of wised-ranging legislation, including the establishment of Specialized
Sections at some of the most important Italian Courts (Legislative
Decree 168/2003), imposing changes made to the Italian Copyright
Law (Law no. 633/1941), the entry into force of the Industrial
Property Code (Legislative Decree no. 30 dated February 10, 2005
and subsequent amendments) and the ensuing application to the
related disputes of the so-called Company Law Procedure (set forth
in Legislative Decree no. 5/2003 and subsequent amendments).
