Paolo De Bonis

Patents - Mechanical Sector

Paolo De Bonis is an Italian and European patent attorney admitted to practice before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office.

He is also admitted to practice before the Unified Patent Court as a European Patent Litigator. Paolo graduated in mechanical engineering from Politecnico di Torino (Technical University of Turin).

Languages:
Italian native speaker, fluent in English, good knowledge of French

Fields of expertise:
patents, patent litigation, technical expertise.

Work experience

After graduating in mechanical engineering from the Politecnico di Torino in 2008, Paolo De Bonis began his activity in the field of industrial property, assisting major Italian and foreign companies over the course of his career. His experience comprises periods of on-site collaboration with a leading US firm specialized in industrial property.

He has also provided extensive party technical expertise in court proceedings.

Professional activity

His activity comprises advising clients in matters of industrial property, with particular reference to the drafting, prosecution and protection of Italian, European and international patents.

He assists Italian and foreign clients in handling patent-related issues, in litigation activities and in proceedings before national and international industrial property offices.

He is a member of AIPPI.

He is also a speaker on multiple topics relating to intellectual property.

Areas of expertise

Paolo De Bonis has extensive experience in all the main areas of intellectual property, with particular reference to technical expertise and patent litigation.

His areas of expertise comprise:
• internal combustion engines
• vehicles and vehicle engineering
• railway vehicles, railway diagnostic systems
• automatic controls
• industrial plants
• industrial automation
• fluid power automation
• medical and biomedical devices
• healthcare products.

He assists Italian and foreign clients in defining strategies for the protection, prosecution and valorization of industrial property rights, as well as in technical expertise and patent litigation.