I am a partner here at Bird & Bird, where my work is centred on intellectual property. My main focus is on non-contentious activity and on negotiation, draft and review of IP-related contracts in the life sciences and retail & consumer sectors.
In the life sciences & healthcare sector, I assist Italian and international companies and research institutes on the drafting and negotiation of patent/know how licence agreements and patent/know how assignment agreements, collaborative research agreements, sponsored research agreements and regulations of co-ownership of IP rights, as well as material transfer agreements and non-disclosure agreements. I also advise clients with reference to the management of the relationship with employees who are authors of certain inventions. In the last year I have developed a considerable synergy with the corporate department of the firm, offering to clients (both VCs and start-ups) multi-disciplinary support and assistance to meet clients' needs.