Alessio Ricca joined the firm in 2024 and is a trainee Italian and European patent attorney.
His activity focuses mainly on the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in the mechanical and aerospace field, with applications in various industrial fields.
Languages:
Italian native speaker, fluent in English.
Fields of expertise:
patents, prior art searches and technical expertise.
He obtained a M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino (Technical University of Turin) in 2024, with a specialization in propulsion systems, carrying out a thesis work on the design of a new-generation dual-mode engine.
In the same year, Alessio joined the firm and began his activity in the field of industrial property, starting the professional training path for qualification as an Italian and European patent attorney.
In the course of his activity at the firm, Alessio collaborates in assisting Italian and foreign clients in patent matters, making his technical expertise available in the engineering field, with particular reference to the mechanical and aerospace fields.
is activity mainly comprises support for the drafting and prosecution of Italian, European and international patent applications, as well as carrying out prior art searches, patentability analyses and searches intended for freedom-to-operate analyses.
He also collaborates in the preparation of responses to search reports and written opinions issued by patent offices, in monitoring activities relating to clients’ patent portfolios and in activities connected with the protection of designs and models.
Alessio carries out his activity mainly in the field of industrial property, with particular reference to technical and patent consultancy in fields with a high engineering content.
His areas of expertise comprise:
• mechanics and industrial components;
• aeronautics and space technologies;
• remotely piloted aircraft systems;
• propulsion, thermal and fluid-dynamic systems;
• machines, industrial plants and packaging machinery;
• vehicle technologies.



