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Director Foreign Dept.: Michel Jolicoeur
Quick facts
Year of Establishment

1925

Number of IP Practitioners

10

Languages Spoken at the Firm

Italian, English, French, German, Spanish

Network Memberships

INTA, LES, FICPI

Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Trade mark
Patent
Patent prosecution
Trade mark prosecution - patent & trade mark attorney firms
Firm overview

Racheli, your partner in Italy for IP protection since 1925.

Racheli takes its name from its founder, Adele Racheli, the first woman to graduate as a mechanical engineer at the Polytechnical Institute of Milan.

We are an industrial and intellectual property consultancy boutique firm, located in Milan, Italy’s financial and business capital, and provide a wide range of consultancy services and assistance in the registration, commercial exploitation and enforcement of patents, designs, trademarks, domain names, and of intellectual works, in Italy, in the European Union and internationally.

Our highly skilled IP professionals are qualified representatives before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Office for Intellectual Property and the European Patent Office.

Our work culture is based on a high-quality and client focused pro-active service.

Working with experienced and skilled professionals, we assist each client in defining business and legal strategies for the research and development of new technologies, for the communication and marketing of goods, services, and processes.

Network Memberships:

  • Order of Italian Industrial Property Consultants
  • Italian College of Industrial Property Consultants (FICPI)     
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Association International pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
  • Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Key IP Areas

Trademarks, Patents, Designs, Copyright, Domain names, Supplementary Protection Certificates.

Key Sector Expertise

Automotive, Manufacturing and industrial automation (machines & machine tools), Construction materials, Chemistry, Cosmetics & personal care products, Electrical engineering, semiconductors, and consumer electronics, Electronic games, Information technology and services, Life sciences and pharmaceuticals, Medical devices, Paper products, Universities & research, Fashion and luxury goods, Food and beverage , Home furnishing & interior design, Business and financial services, Culture and entertainment.

 

Address:
Viale S. Michele del Carso, 4
20144 Milan
Tel:+39 02480681 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.racheli.it
IP FLASH - RACHELI INFORMS

This year, the #AIDIA (Italian Association of Women Engineers and Architects) association has awarded a #scholarship named after Adele Racheli to a female graduate in mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Adele Racheli graduated from the Polytechnic University in mechanical-industrial engineering in 1920 and was among the founders of AIDIA in 1957.

This event is particularly important for the Racheli firm as it is a way to #celebrate its founder Adele Racheli who was also the first female engineer to graduate from the Polytechnic University of Milan.

The event was held on April 20, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the Aula Magna of the Polytechnic University of Milan in Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32.
2026 Edition
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Overview

Racheli is a leading attorney firm with repute in IP management, clearance, prosecution, enforcement, and commercial exploitation mandates. The firm has a burnished reputation in the automotive, life sciences, and fashion industries.   

Notable patent practitioners: Ugo Rossi.

Notable trademark practitioners: Iris Bilardo and Michel Jolicoeur.

Testimonials

2026

"Their technical expertise and ability to defend our interests with determination and professionalism are outstanding."

"Their precision and attention to detail are impeccable."

"Their advisory approach is pragmatic and business-oriented."

 

2025

The team impresses with their "responsiveness and excellent knowledge".

"We place great importance on our relationships with local agents, fostering long-lasting and trustworthy partnerships built on excellence. Racheli perfectly aligns with our standards and needs, and we truly enjoy working with them."

"They are rigorous, responsive, and consistently deliver work of the highest quality."

"They can provide high-quality services with reasonable costs."

"Long-standing relationship, reliable, and timely cost-effective service."

"The thing I like most about Racheli is their honesty."

"Their advice is always given in the exclusive interest of the client."

"They always provide detailed and clear advice."

"They are a strong and reliable firm who I can rely upon."

Linked Reviews
Patent

The firm provided prosecution and PCT filing for assorted domestic clients on the Italian market, including biotechnology and mechanical engineering. Senior patent attorney Alberto Altomare departed to Cavattoni-Raimondi in 2024.

Trade mark

The practice filed EUIPO cancellation proceedings for the fashion sector. It also acted for an audiovisual software developer in invalidation actions. Oppositions before the USPTO for the cosmetics industry also featured.

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