Avv. Marcello Marani
c/o Paolo Paracchini
E-mail: pparacchini@ibcitaly.net
A lawyer and practising attorney since 1992, Marcello gained valuable
experience while working for the Law Firms of Franzosi, Dal Negro and Gianni
Origoni & Partners of Milan. Marcello is a professional with
good English language skills, experienced in "industrial law" (i.e.
intellectual
property and competition), as well as corporate and commercial law, including
contracts and due diligence and litigation.
Marcello services clients in corporate and commercial law matters, with
an emphasis on intellectual property law and competition law matters (both
national and EU). As an arbitrator, registered with the National
and International Arbitral Chamber of Milan, Marcello handles national
and international arbitrations involving his areas of practice.
Marcello provides clients with qualified legal advice and litigation
services in Italy and abroad with respect to:
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judicial enforcement of a party's intellectual property rights (including
injunctive actions and relief, cease and desist actions, sequestration,
unfair competition actions, copyright actions and misleading advertising actions);
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valuation of a party's intellectual property rights (research agreements,
secrecy agreements, technology and know-how transfer and licensing agreements,
patent and trademark licensing and transfer agreements, etc.);
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drafting, negotiation and execution of contracts, including distribution
and commercial agency agreements, advertising and on-going supply arrangements,
formation of companies and branches, equity and non-equity joint venture
agreements in Italy and abroad, strategic alliances, mergers &
acquisitions,
including legal and tax auditing and due diligence;
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judicial defense and litigation services in general, credit collection
and bankruptcy procedures;
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arbitration services;
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legal opinions;
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information on the public financing of business, including Italian Government
and European Union loans, grants and subsidies.
Background:
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S.P.I.S.A., University of Bologna Law School, Post-graduate Course for
In-house Counsels (1990);
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University of Bologna Law School, Law Degree (1987);
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Graduate assistant in industrial law and private law, respectively at the
Faculty of Business & Economics and Law, Bologna University;
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Teacher/lecturer in business law for managers for I.F.O.A.
Other Professional Activities:
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Member of L.E.S. - Licensing Executive Society an international association
of intellectual property lawyers;
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Member of the I.C.C. and registered Arbitrator of the National and
International
Arbitral Chamber of Milan;
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Cooperates with the Italian Government Agency, C.N.R. and E.N.E.A. of Bologna
in providing preliminary legal advice to companies involved in transfers
of technology;
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Consultant of CONVEY (A Consortium for the transfer of technology) of Turin
and R.E.A.C.T., Verona, Italy, the Italian Chapter of an international
association based in Brussels which provides assistance to companies in
preventing the counterfeit of patents, trademarks and copyrights.
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