Customs and Seizures

We proactively assist the authorities in seizing and destroying counterfeit products in markets around the world.

Infringements of your patents, designs and trademarks, can damage your business in so many waysnot only impacting on revenue, but also placing the reputation of your company at risk.

We stand by your side in helping you protect your Company from these risks, collaborating efficiently with police forces and national and international customs, preventing counterfeit products  to be imported or acting in a timely manner to seize them in all relevant markets.

Our hallmark is a proactive approach to combating counterfeiting.

Barzanò & Zanardo’s experience is at your service to coordinate the work of customs officials more effectively, as well as providing the authorities of each country with the training and all the necessary documentation to allow them to timely intercept a product that imitates your design or your trademark.

Through a deep knowledge of the legal complexities and the specifics of local markets, we coordinate, with a global vision, the multiple activities of control and intervention.

We constructed a net of trusted local partners and intelligence system that allows us to collaborate directly with the official authorities and proactively take the necessary countermeasures to confirm the existence of a violation which damages your products.

We can help you develop a personalized protection strategy in line with your business needs in Italy, Europe and in countries around the world.

Team

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.

Davide Orel

Relating to the client and making myself as accessible as possible allows me to assist and support the client in the best possible way.

Giuseppe Giovanni Pagliara

The mastery of criminal law, and its application in European and International procedures, allows me to identify, with extreme precision, the correct legal characterization of the facts, and offer targeted assistance to get to the heart of the specific problem.

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.

Claudio Tamburrino

I’m specialized in online IP rights and brand protection as well as domain names recovery.

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

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Barzanò & Zanardo celebrates its 140 Anniversary

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