AI Magazine Issue 2 2017

Acquisition International - February 2017 51 ORITI PATENTS is a Switzerland based I.P. legal firm which specialises IP law, providing a wide range of services designed to support firms in Switzerland and around the world in filing, prosecuting and safeguarding their intellectual property. We profile the firm and Founder Franco Oriti to find out more, who were recently awarded the accolade of Ones to Watch in Intellectual Property. stablished in 2014, ORITI PATENTS draws on the vast industry expertise of Founder Franco Oriti, who has been in the I.P. industry since 1991 in Italy and from 1999 in Switzerland and has over 25 years’ experience. He is a registered “Trademark Representative” before the Swiss Federal Patent Office and is also a European (n. 4688) and Italian (n. 793M) Trademark and Design Attorney. In addition, he acts as an I.P. Consultant at InnoPark, Manno and Business Partner at Qualicon, Camorino. He also teaches in several local schools and for local Companies in English or Italian, drawing on his vast linguistic abilities which span English Italian, French, German and Russian. Company: ORITI PATENTS Name: Franco Oriti Address: Viale Carlo Cattaneo 23, CH - 6900 Lugano, Switzerland Phone: +41 (0)91 921 39 76 Fax +41 (0)91 921 39 77 Email: [email protected] Web: www.oritipatents.ch IP Gone Global E 1702AI28 IP Gone Global Overall, Franco draws on many years’ experience, around the world in the renewal of patents of invention, designs, utility models, supplementary protection of certificates, textile designs, plant varieties and trademarks. Through this experience, Franco has the ability to establish plans, for the internal I.P. departments of companies and patent firms, to manage costs and reduce expenses for all I.P. maintenance fees and renewals around the world. He is also skilled at creating ad hoc I.P. Databases for handling due dates and reports. As such moving forward he is keen to continue to build upon his skills and support an even wider range of clients across all tier IP needs. IP Services • Filing and renewal of patents, designs and trademarks in Switzerland • Filing and renewal of international trademarks (“Madrid System”) • Filing of European patents in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (CH/LI have signed the “London agreement”) • Maintenance and renewal of intellectual property (I.P.) in Switzerland and worldwide • Recording change of names and/or legal addresses in Switzerland • Legalizations in Switzerland • Obtaining true copies in Switzerland • Copyright in Switzerland • I.P. training • Filing and renewal of European and Italian trademarks • Advice and collaboration in creating in-house renewals system and department for your premises across the world • Pro bono consulting (max 3 hours free) in Lugano and Canton Ticino to university students, unemployed people and start ups who have an idea and desire to safeguard it and would like to run their own business • Quotations of PCT national/regional phase entry and validations of European patents • Technology transfer and scouting • Licensing • I.P. audit and due diligence • Evaluation of I.P. portfolios