Paolo’s primary focus is on drafting and prosecuting European and Italian patent applications. Paolo also has substantial experience handling oppositions and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, including multiparty proceedings and hearings.
Paolo has also extensive experience in IP litigation and has acted as ex parte and ex officio technical Counsel before the Court of Torino and Milano in several national and multinational patent litigations relating to, for example pro-urokinase, recombinant insulin, Factor VIII and Factor IX, diagnostics for HCV and HIV, Cox –II selective drugs, lovastatin, lansoprazole, itraconazole, cyclosporine and vitamin D derivatives, glatiramer, tadalafil and oxycodone.
Year Joined Firm: 1982
Education/Alumni: Politecnico of Torino ( doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering)
Network Memberships: FICPI
