IRENEO ZANELLA

Industrial expert specializing in electrotechnology, Ireneo begins his activity in the IP field in 1965 by working for several primary IP firms of Milan after having gained work experience in leading industry companies of Switzerland and Germany.

Since 1997 he is active as freelancer and provides consultancy mainly in the fields of electrotechnology, mechatronics and mechanics to small and medium sized companies active in several industrial sectors.
His main skills in IP matters include obtaining patents, utility models, designs and trademarks comprising drafting, filing and prosecuting applications in Italy, Europe and abroad in cooperation with local colleagues.

Ireneo has also built an extensive know-how in drafting opinions on the validity and infringement of patents, utility models and designs, analyzing pre-filing patent and trademark searches, recordal procedures of patent and trademark transfers in Italy and abroad, as well as providing technical advice on national patent disputes and litigations by working side-by-side with renowned IP lawyers, offering support in patent and utility model infringement matters.

Today he is an Italian and European Trademark and Patent Attorney, entitled to represent clients in patent, trademark and design matters before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM), the European Office for Intellectual Property (EUIPO), the World International Property Organization (WIPO), and the European Patent Office (EPO). Besides, he is registered as certified translator for the German and English languages and as technical expert of the Court of Como.