Marco Grechi

Marco Grechi is a Senior Associate in the Milan office and primarily deals with intellectual property matters at both national and international level.

Since the beginning of his career in 2015, Marco has gained solid experience in the field of intellectual property, as well as in competition law, contracts, and compliance at prestigious Italian and international law firms, and at the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Italian Patent and Trademark Office, where he was also involved in public policy and legislative activities.

He also advises on the enhancement and commercialization of industrial property rights and intangible assets in general, with particular focus on innovation development matters.

Marco graduated with honors in Law from the University of Milan and was admitted to practice law before the Milan Court of Appeal. During his academic career, he completed a postgraduate master’s degree in Open Innovation & Intellectual Property, jointly offered by LUISS Business School and the Turin School of Management under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.

Marco advises national and international clients on a wide range of intellectual property matters, including litigation and non-litigation legal assistance, filing, monitoring, evaluation, enhancement, and protection of trademarks, patents, designs and models, know-how, copyright, competition matters, licenses, and contracts.

He has assisted numerous international companies in sectors including fashion, e-commerce and IT platforms, pharmaceuticals, agrifood, and music and film production, as well as public institutions during his time at the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM).

In the field of public policy, while working at the Ministry and coordinating with European institutions, he organized working groups among stakeholders (platforms and public institutions) in relation to the drafting of the Digital Services Act (DSA). In addition, by collaborating with the anti-counterfeiting policy and projects division, he participated in the CNALCIS (National Council for the Fight against Counterfeiting and Italian Sounding) working groups.

Marco contributed to the drafting of the latest two editions (third and fourth editions) of the volume Intellectual Property and Competition, Industrial Law Course by Gustavo Ghidini and Giovanni Cavani, published by Zanichelli.