Design

Our support for safeguarding your project: we study, file, and defend your designs.

Protecting creations, a key value for your business

In a complex and globalized market, the aesthetic value of your creations can ensure its competitiveness.

If your business focuses on design strategy then it is essential to protect the personality and creativity of your products, therefore removing the risk of copying or imitation.

Our passion is in creativity, with over 2,000 design projects filed in a year

We put a team of consultants with consolidated experience in all stages of design and intellectual property protection at your disposal.

Our experts have interdisciplinary specializations and skills, even within industrial law, with extensive experience gained in product design, fashion, packaging, interior design, food design, web and media design, lighting design, automotive, naval and nautical design.

We evaluate the possibility of protecting a design.

We study, prepare and file registration applications in all countries of the world, thanks to our network of international partners and to our specific knowledge of jurisprudence and the foreign markets.

We follow you in every step of the registration process.

Finally, we perform continuous or periodical monitoring of design applications.

Protection of design is one of the winning weapons for Made in Italy

The freelance designer who wants to protect his own creation; the company in search of solutions for protecting its innovations; the multinational that wants to plan a new product launch and evaluate risks and opportunities.

Whatever the size of your business, you are supported by a team of professionals who guide you in choosing a strategy tailored to protecting your design.

Team

Dario Biallo

My academic career and the skills gained in the professional field allow me to support clients on issues related to different technology sectors.

Marco Bonatto

Since joining Barzanò & Zanardo in 2011, I have utilized my technical and linguistic experience in patent and design consultation.

Emanuela Branca

With Barzanò & Zanardo since 2000, I make my technical and linguistic experience available in the consultancy of patents and designs.

Riccardo Burchielli

Thanks to more than 25 years of experience, as well as to my team, I provide assistance to companies in the analysis and protection of their products from a variety of perspectives.

Tamara Casci

Since 2004 I have dealt with patent protection for innovations in the industries of food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Alessandra Chies

Nine years in Beijing, a deep knowledge of the Chinese legal, cultural and commercial systems allows me to be among the leading European experts in the field of IP protection in China.

Armando Cilumbriello

I make my multidisciplinary expertise available in the consultancy of patents and designs

Simona Cosenza

For over fifteen years I have been assisting companies, primarily those operating in the mechanical sector, in the registration and protection of their patents.

Sara De Filippis

I have a technical and artistic background which allows me to thoroughly analyze the products and understand which features require protection.

Mattia Farronato

With Barzanò & Zanardo since 2023, I make my technical and linguistic experience available in the consultancy of patents.

Paolo Ferriero

With Barzanò & Zanardo since 2009, I provide my technical experience to patent and design consulting.

Paolo Frare

20 years of professional activity, in a consulting firm and as in-house attorney, allow me to deal with patent matters keeping a strong business-oriented perspective

Carlo Luigi Iannone

For over 35 years I have been working in the field of Industrial Property, with a focus on patents and designs, their national and international protection, as well as the management of talks and negotiations with third parties.

Massimo Locatelli

What matters most to me in my work is trying to look at things from the client’s point of view.

Emanuele Mele

I make my professional experience in patents and design available to international and Italian companies

Greta Mondini

I make my expertise and analytical approach available in the consultancy of patents and designs.

Chiara Mulas

Patent attorney with a background in industrial design.

Ilenia Pecoraro

With Barzanò & Zanardo since 2022, I make my technical expertise and analytical approach at clients’ disposal

Elisa Riccardi

For over 25 years I’ve been consistently handling each case with dedication

Simona Saettone

Since 2010 in Barzanò & Zanardo, I provide my technical experience in patents and design consulting.

Filippo Santi

My technical skills combined with my communication skills allow me to guide clients in obtaining the best patent protection for their innovative products and processes.

Francesco Stampa

The experience gained in the R&D department of a large industrial group now enables me to offer specialized consulting tailored to the client’s needs.

Giuseppe Vitillo

I strive to stay up to date so that I am always able to guarantee the highest standards in the protection of client’s innovations.

Camilla Zanardo

I support the CEO in developing B&Z Group’s business strategies in a People-oriented perspective and in strengthening both our internal and external communication.

Alfredo Zanardo

An in-depth understanding of Barzanò & Zanardo, built on strong foundations. My nineteen-year journey has placed me at the head of this great team of professionals, whom I am proud to have helped create.

News & Insights

WTR 1000 2026: Gold ranking for Barzanò & Zanardo

Barzanò & Zanardo has been awarded a Gold ranking in the 2026 edition of WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, one of the most authoritative international guides dedicated to trademark practice. “Hailed as a “market leader for prosecution work” by peers and foreign associates, Barzanò & Zanardo has served as a staunch trademark […]

Some sow a ‘Grana’, others stand up to protect it

Judgment no. 2955/2025, published on 9 October, partially overturned the first instance decision of the Venice Court itself, which had instead upheld Brazzale’s arguments, finding that the term “Grana” had become generic. On that basis, the court had rejected the claims brought by the Consortium for the Protection of Grana Padano, which had raised concerns […]

CINECITTÀ, A BRAND WITH A SOLID, LONG-STANDING REPUTATION

Assisted by lawyer Fabia De Bono of Barzanò & Zanardo, Cinecittà S.p.A. took action for counterfeiting against two competitors who had used the figurative sign ‘CINECITTÀ 3’ and carried out a series of unfair competitive practices aimed at creating confusion between the parties to their own advantage. The judges ascertained the notoriety and distinctiveness of […]

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