Società Italiana Brevetti (SIB)

Società Italiana Brevetti is a leading firm in Italy for intellectual property protection and portfolio management. The firm’s expertise in complex IP includes supplementary protection certificates, predominantly in the pharmaceutical sector. The firm’s IP practice is one of the few with expertise in plant breeders’ rights and advises leaders in the agricultural industry. The practice has an experienced team of patent attorneys handling filing and prosecution work in industries such as biotechnology, chemistry, nanotechnology pharmaceuticals, electronics, and mechanics.  

Notable patent practitioners: Elisabetta Papa.

Notable trademark practitioners: Fabrizio De Benedetti, Angelica Torrigiani Malaspina and Mara Mondolfo

Its trade mark department is headed by Fabrizio De Benedetti and Elisabetta Papa heads the patent department.

2025

"Professional and fast response times."

"I appreciate SIB's IP service and team for their efficiency, expertise, and punctuality. They consistently demonstrate a high level of competence in all aspects of intellectual property, ensuring that every step of the process is handled with care and precision.

"Their proactive approach to identifying potential risks and offering clear, actionable advice is invaluable. Moreover, their professionalism and timely responses give us confidence that our intellectual property is in safe hands.

"Their dedication to delivering excellent service makes them an outstanding partner in the IP field."

"Excellent patent practitioners that have a very strong technical background."

"Very attentive and proactive. They provide timely work products that utilise the law well."

"They are a very professional team: they listen to us and clarify our doubts, clearing the path for an IP strategy."

A client likes the team's "diligence, expertise, and regular communication".

"They provide very high-quality advice at a fair price and in a quick manner."

"Responsive and knowledgeable."

"They have a very knowledgeable team who are very friendly and always available for a call."

The firm overcame an opposition appeal based on insufficient disclosure for Gruppo Fabbri Vignola. It also served as a technical expert in infringement and nullity litigation in court for a waste disposal client.

The practice provided oppositions for the telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries. It also acted for a real estate client in prosecution before the Italian Trademark Office.