Luigi Manna
Luigi is a qualified lawyer with a wide expertise in a vast range of IP contentious and non-contentious matters, as well as in commercial and privacy matters, with a particular focus on IT.
Professional experience
- assisting a renowned UK designer and manufacturer of baby feeding products in a transnational design litigation;
- representing a leading US manufacturer of high-end tools and equipment in a patent litigation;
- representing a leading consumer electronics company in a custom seizures and patent enforcement programme;
- representing a prominent lighting systems manufacturer in a court litigation on spare parts designs;
- assisting several leading car components manufacturers in trademark litigations against parallel importers;
- advising a leading national online publisher of court auctions on the protection of database rights;
- advising a national TLC company on commercial matters, privacy compliance and ISPs liability;
- representing numerous leading international software houses in developing and implementing an anti-piracy enforcement programme;
- advising a prominent manufacturer of special glasses and solar systems on trademark enforcement and advertising law;
- advising some of the most representative IT companies on privacy compliance and licence agreements;
- assisting a renowned pet and pet food retailer for the set-up of the company’s Italian website (community rules, privacy policy, disclaimer, etc.);
- representing a prominent set-top box manufacturer in a tax and customs dispute.
Education and career
- 2013-Present: Lawyer – founding partner at Martini Manna
- 2007-2013: Lawyer – partner at LGV Avvocati, Milan
- 2000-2007: Associate – Trevisan & Cuonzo, Milan
- 2000: Law (degree), University of Pavia, Italy
- 1999-2000: Law (Erasmus programme), Trinity College, Dublin (EIRE)
Associations and groups
- Member of AIPPI – International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
Languages
- Italian
- English