Education
J.D.
Specializations
International IP and commercial transactions, international IP and technology sales / licensing, IP strategy, anti-counterfeiting programs, coordination of IP matters across multiple jurisdictions, Free and Open Source Software compliance programs, International Client Relations management, Italian Desk
Languages
English, Italian, Russian
Assisting specialists
Inkeri Siirola
Mariella has worked in the IPR field since 2003. She helps clients in situations where the protection, licensing and use of patents and other intangible rights extend across several countries. At Berggren, she works in the International Client Relations team and the US Desk, and collaborates with the UPC team. She takes part in developing and implementing tailored strategies that protect the value of clients' patent portfolios and help them make the most of it.
Before joining Berggren, Mariella worked as an IPR attorney-at-law in Italy. She represented clients in complex, high-value disputes involving patents, trade secrets, designs, copyright, trademarks and unfair competition, and handled transactions relating to these rights. Her industry experience ranges from software and telecommunications to pharmaceuticals, medical diagnostics and chemicals, as well as heavy machinery and appliances. She has also worked with companies in the fashion, clothing, wine and food industries.
Mariella is a regular speaker at international conferences and writes on IPR topics.
Contact Mariella when your IPR matters span several jurisdictions or when you want to protect and leverage the value of your patent portfolio internationally.
Memberships in professional associations
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Licensing Executives Society USA & Canada (LES USA & Canada)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Recognitions
IAM Strategy 300
IAM Patent 1000
Recent Posts By Mariella Massaro
License to kill (software) bugs: CJEU issues landmark decision in C‑13/20
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License to kill … bugs: Coming soon in CJEU decision C-13/20
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DATA PROTECTION IN EUROPE AND THE USE OF MOBILE APPS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
On April 15, 2020 the European Commission (the “Commission”), in response to a call from the...
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Focus on AI Inventorship
In the last decade, there have been many discussions about patenting inventions related to...
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Focus on GDPR and Research
On 6 January 2020, the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) published a Preliminary Opinion...
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