Italian Trademark Attorney Firm of the Year 2020

During the Global IP Awards organized by the World Trademark Review and the Intellectual Asset Management magazine in London, we are pleased to announce that Barzanò & Zanardo won the prize for “Italian Trademark Attorney Firm of the Year 2020”.

This award represents a great acknowledgment for the great effort, professionalism and dedication of our team to deal every day with new challenges in managing, protecting and supporting the use of trademark rights and industrial property.

With over 50.000 trademarks handled and a team of expert attorneys, we have been assisting for over 140 years companies, individuals and associations to protect and give value to their intangible assets.

When receiving the prize, the CEO Alfredo Zanardo symbolically gave it to each employee and said: “Barzanò & Zanardo’s real strength is undoubtedly its people. I take this chance to thank all members of our team for their precious commitment in every day’s work”.

The Global IP Awards, supported by the Intellectual Asset Management magazine (IAM) and the World Trademark Review (WTR) – two among the most important communication bodies in the Intellectual Property world on a global scale – are the prestigious recognitions given to those IP firms standing out for consultancy activities, litigation and legal assistance throughout 2019. The selection process involved more than 60 countries and about 2000 law firms and consultancy agencies in the field.

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