Contact information
Awards
- Leaders League 2024 – Trademark Prosecution
- WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals – 2024
- IP STAR 2024
- WIPR Leaders 2023
- Leaders League 2023 – Trademark Prosecution
Skills
Copyrights, Design, Domain names, Trademarks,Professional registers
Trademark Attorney
Member of the Association of Industrial Property Consultants since 1996
European Trademark Attorney
European Design Attorney
Member of the San Marino Association of Industrial Property Consultants - Trademark Division
Professional experience
She graduated in Law from Milan University with a dissertation on trademark law. Started a career in intellectual property at Bugnion in 1991. She gained expertise and experience in trademarks, designs and copyright by assisting international and Italian clients. She is head of the Milan office.
Managing IP nominated her as an IP STAR in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2016 and 2017 she was elected one of the 250 Top Women in IP by Managing IP.
Donatella has been nominated one of the Leaders 2018 by WIPR. Donatella has been mentioned by WTR 1000 – 2020 for her expertise.
Since 2024 she has sat on the Board of Directors at Bugnion.
Partner at Bugnion.
Associations
Member of FICPI - Italian Chapter
Member of INTA - International Trademark Association
Member of PTMG - Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group
Member of AIPPI - Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Languages
English
French
German
Publications
ITALIAN PROTECTION FOR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
ECJ: VERBAL ELEMENT OF COMPLEX MARK WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE DOMINANT
ECJ: GENERAL COURT INFRINGED PRINCIPLE THAT PARTIES SHOULD BE HEARD
THE ITALIAN SUPREME COURT RULES ON THE USE OF FERRARI’S TRADEMARKS BY UNOFFICIAL OWNERS’ CLUB
A SUCCESSFUL BEGINNING FOR ITALY’S NEW OPPOSITION SYSTEM
ITALIAN IS NOT AMONG THE SECOND LANGUAGES GENERALLY KNOWN BY THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC
GUCCI LOSES MATCH AGAINST GUESS
OHIM DECISION VITIATED BY INFRINGEMENT OF OBLIGATION TO STATE REASONS
ITALIAN COURTS: DRAWING ON EXPERTISE
OPPONENT NOT REQUIRED TO FURNISH PROOF OF USE OF ITS EARLIER MARK
POLICING VERY MUCH IN FASHION IN ITALY
A DETAILED LOOK AT ITALY’S REGULATORY REGIME ON UNFAIR ADVERTISING