
Giovanni DE SANTIS
Before joining LAVOIX’s Milan office in 2018, most of Giovanni de SANTIS’s career took place in Italy, the United States and Switzerland within a leading group in energy and automation technologies.
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+39 02 9285 3850
Practice areas
Patent prosecutionPatent litigation
Trademark and Design prosecution
Contracts
Strategy
Due diligence
Electronics, Electricity, Physics, Mechanics
Technology Areas
Aerospace engineeringElectricity
General mechanical engineering
Industrial automation
Robotics
Electrical engineering
Metalworking industry
Professional Admissions
European Patent AttorneyItalian Patent Attorney
US Patent Agent
Education
- Patent Litigation in Europe, CEIPI Strasbourg, 2015
- Aerospace Engineer, Polytechnique of Milan, 1995
Professional Experience
Giovanni’s activity was marked by support for research and development projects, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and financial management of a portfolio of trademarks and patents. He also participated in many European and international disputes, including for anti-infringement activities in the Middle and Far East. He developed IP strategies, conducted freedom to operate studies, performed audits, negotiated licenses, and specialized in the issue of employee inventions and patent ownership.
He handled many patent grant procedures, as well as patent validity and enforceability consultations. Giovanni also participated in training future professionals and was a member of several qualification exam committees as an Italian Patent Attorney.