Giulia Pietra

Giulia Pietra is an Italian Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney. She is also qualified as European Patent Litigator before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

She obtained a master degree cum laude in Electro-optical Engineering from the University of Pavia. Her thesis work, performed during an internship at Pirelli Labs Optical Innovation in Milan, was focused on nonlinear properties of optical fibers for communications.

From 2000 to 2004 she continued her research activity at Pirelli Labs Optical Innovation, where she acquired a significant technical experience in the field of photonics integrated devices for optical communications. During her activity as researcher, she was designated inventor for a number of patent applications.

She joined Marchi & Partners in 2004, where she deals with drafting patent applications, handling prosecution both in Italy and abroad (EPO, USPTO, CNIPA, JPO, etc.) and drafting opinions on patentability, validity and infringement. She also has an extensive experience in assisting clients before the Italian Courts in patent lawsuits. Her main areas of expertise are telecommunications, electronics and mechanics.

During her training period, she had the chance to deepen her knowledge of the US patent law during an internship at the law firm Darby & Darby, NYC.

Since 2011 she is a tutor of the European Patent Institute and is involved in training activities and courses for candidates to the Italian Qualifying Examination and European Qualifying Examination (EQE).

Education: University of Pavia, Italy – Graduated cum laude in Electro-optical Engineering (2000).

Qualifications: Italian Patent Attorney (2008)
European Patent Attorney (2009)
Admitted to the list of Court Technical Experts for patent infringement
and validity lawsuits in Italy recommended by AIPPI (2011)
European Patent Litigator (2017)

Associations: EPI (European Patent Institute)
Association of Chartered Italian Patent Attorneys
AIPPI (International Association for Intellectual Property Protection)
Collegio Italiano dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale (FICPI)

Languages: Italian, English, French