Mariella is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP), IAM300 IP Strategist and Partner at Berggren, a full-service European IP Firm with offices in Finland, Germany and Spain. As part of the International Client Relations team and US Desk, she supports clients from different jurisdictions in navigating the complexity of the European IP landscape, with a particular focus on the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court system.
In the past few years, Mariella has given numerous presentations on the impact of the new European patent system on patent prosecution, litigation and licensing strategies at various conferences, including LESI, LES USA & Canada and INTA. On this topic, she also co-authored an article for Les Nouvelles, titled “Navigating the New European Patent System Through Properly Drafted Agreements”, which was selected as Article of the Month for November 2024.
Mariella has nearly two decades of experience in licensing and litigation, a significant part of which was acquired during her practice as an IP attorney-at-law in Italy. She has litigated numerous patent, trade secret, design, copyright, trademark infringement and unfair competition actions for a variety of clients, including those from the pharmaceutical, medical diagnostic, chemical, software, heavy machinery, household and industrial appliances sectors, as well as for iconic Italian companies in the lighting fixtures, fashion, clothing, wine and food industries.