Geographical Indications

Our experience is in safeguarding the excellence of agrobusiness, with trademarks recognized in the European community.

With 523 wines and 294 food products, Italy has the highest number of trademarks for designation of origin and geographical indications at the European level for products typical to place.

Designations such as PGI and PDO are the first defense against attempts at imitation, counterfeiting and unfair competition.

At your side, in the protection of your advantages in the agri-food and wine industry.

We are professionals with a wealth of experience in the field, thanks to the organization of conferences in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies on geographical indications and other means of protection in the food sector.

Our professionals have extensive experience and qualified specialization, providing advice to companies, unions and associations in Italy and abroad.

Our path to help companies protect their typical products.

We put all of our experience at the service of companies, to support them in the complex process that leads to obtaining a geographical indication recognition.

We carry out full clearance searches, evaluating the possibility of registration. We prepare the production specifications.

Team

Anna Maria Bardone

I specialize in protection of IP rights, in particular trademarks, domain names and designs, especially in both administrative proceedings and out-of-court resolution procedures.

I represent Italian Intellectual Property at the institutional level.

Valeria Conidi

The professional experience I have gained as a lawyer, along with that as a trademark attorney, allows me to provide advice and solutions for an extensive range of legal areas.

Elisabetta Conta

I provide extensive international experience to companies in all activities related to trademark protection.

Luisa Curiale

The experience I have gained in the field of industrial property enables me to assist clients by offering targeted advice to define the best strategies for the protection, development, and safeguarding of trademark portfolios both in Italy and abroad

Angelica Lodigiani

I make my extensive international experience available to companies in all activities related to the protection of trademarks, domain names and geographical indications.

Anna Parazzini

For over twenty years I have been assisting leading global companies in their respective sectors in the registration, protection and enhancement of their trademarks.

Anna Pellizzari

Thanks to more than ten years of experience working in the field, I carefully and professionally assist clients in the creation, development and implementation of their trademark portfolios and domain names.

Alessandra Tedesco

30 years of experience in the trademark sector allows me to address many types of matters and to quickly identify the most suitable solutions for the client.

Maria Teresa Terrenzio

It is fundamental to me to evaluate the peculiarities of each case, in order to assist clients in the best way to protect their trademarks and geographical indications, both in Italy and abroad.

Alessandra Torchia

Thanks to twenty years of professional experience I can face any IP issue, particularly regarding trademarks and copyrights.

News & Insights

“The Requirement for genuine use of the trademark” – Guide

Let us begin by stating that in Italy and the European Union, there is a grace period granted to the trademark holder, allowing them five years from the date of the first registration to start using the trademark. This is a period of time that the legislator grants to the holder/entrepreneur to carry out all […]

THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE FOR DOMAIN NAMES

In today’s digital landscape, the notion of “digital identity” has become increasingly significant, much like the one of trademarks. The notion of digital identity encompasses that of domain names as intangible assets; these unique identifiers appear after the “@” symbol in email addresses and follow “www” in website addresses. In essence, a domain name functions […]

Design protection in Europe: the reform of EU designs.

As of May 2025, the new provisions will start to apply, introducing significant changes to Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002, which will profoundly affect the legal and commercial landscape of the sector. The secondary legislation will follow in July 2026, providing further operational details and clarifications on its applicability. A further change will then take […]

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