LUIGI MANNA
Luigi is one of the founding partner of the firm. He has over twenty-five years of experience in the field of intellectual property law and new technologies. He assists companies, startups, professionals, and creative enterprises in the strategic management and protection of their intangible assets, including enforcement actions against counterfeiters and unfair competitors. He also provides legal support in ensuring GDPR compliance and navigating the regulatory framework surrounding artificial intelligence.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES INCLUDE:
Enforcement of IP rights (trademarks, designs, copyrights) in the digital environment, including court-ordered take-downs against service providers and social media platforms.
Legal advice and assistance to startups and established companies in the IT, fashion, energy, automotive, and other sectors for the acquisition of IP assets, the creation and/or management of trademark portfolios (including registrability assessments, filing strategy, application filing, and prosecution), and the preventive (customs and marketplace monitoring), extrajudicial and judicial trademark enforcement against counterfeiters.
Litigation in cases involving look-alike products, parasitic competition, and copyright infringement for companies in the fashion, cosmetics, food supplements, and other industries.
Legal advice and assistance to companies in both the manufacturing and service sectors in matters concerning trade secrets.
Assisting clients in achieving and maintaining GDPR compliance and providing legal support in privacy audits, data protection compliance reviews and employer/employee privacy-related disputes.
Advising a leading Italian company in the online real estate auction sector on the protection of databases, both in and out of court.
Assistance to a software developer in asserting copyright over independently created software vis-à-vis their employer.
Representation of the holder of a new plant variety in multiple disputes against unauthorized growers.
Advising a leading global media and entertainment company on privacy and employment law matters related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Representation of a leading company in the maritime industry in patent litigation concerning a device for the removal of underwater unexploded ordnance.
Assistance to a farming company in a dispute against a PGI protection consortium.
LANGUAGES
Italian / English
CAREER
2013-Present: Lawyer – founding partner at Martini Manna
2007-2013: Lawyer – partner at LGV Avvocati, Milan
2000-2007: Associate – Trevisan & Cuonzo, Milan
FORMAZIONE
2000: Law (degree), University of Pavia, Italy
1999-2000: Law (Erasmus programme), Trinity College, Dublin (EIRE)