Chiara Marchisotti

Associate, Portolano Cavallo

About me

Chiara deals with intellectual property and digital rights, in particular trademarks, design, unfair competition, copyright, and image rights, with a focus on retail, fashion, media, and entertainment.

She assists clients in litigation, in ordinary and urgent proceedings and out of court as well, and edits, reviews, and drafts contracts. She also advises on intellectual property issues related to commercial and extraordinary transactions.

She is ranked as an “Associate to watch” by Chambers Global 2024 and Chambers Europe 2024 for Intellectual Property: Copyrights, as a “Rising Star” by IP Stars – Managing IP 2024 and she is mentioned by The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 as a “key lawyer” for the Intellectual Property area.

In 2016 and 2017 she was an assistant in the department of legal studies at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi di Milano.

She earnerd her law degree in 2015 from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi of Milan, defending a dissertation titled “Digital Identity and Digital Legacy: Legal Issues from a Comparative Perspective”.

While completing her university studies, Chiara completed a semester abroad at the Law Department of the Maastricht University, in The Netherlands, participating in the “Themis” international program.

Prior to joining Portolano Cavallo, she worked at an international law firm, first as an intern and then as a trainee lawyer.

14 June, 2024

AGCOM Approves New Regulation on the Remuneration of Authors and Performers and Collective Rights Management

By Chiara Marchisotti

This article is written in collaboration with Angelo Aimar The Italian Communications Authority (“AGCOM”) published the Regulation that...

07 February, 2024

Copyright: Italy Amends the Legislative Framework for Collective Rights Management

By Ernesto Apa Chiara Marchisotti

In collaboration with Angelo Aimar CLARIFYING PROPORTIONALITY OF LICENSE FEES TO NEGOTIATED RIGHTS VALUE AND COLLECTING SOCIETY...

08 November, 2023

Media Monitoring Agencies and AGCOM’s First Resolution Ensuring Fair Remuneration for Publishers

By Chiara Marchisotti

Thanks to Angelo Aimar for collaborating on this article The Italian Authority Communication Authority (AGCOM) recently issued a first of...

05 October, 2023

Jeff Koons’ Serpents Burrows Into the Market as Italian Supreme Court Rules That Public Display of a Work Amounts to “First Publication”

By Chiara Marchisotti

Thanks to Benedetta Pelizzari for collaborating on this article In its decision of August 7, 2023, No. 23935, the Italian Supreme Court...

05 July, 2023

Three-Dimensional Trademarks: Italian Court of Cassation Confirms That Distinctive Food Packaging Is Eligible for Trademark Registration

By Chiara Marchisotti

Thanks to Marianna Riedo for collaborating on this article In its decision of May 11, 2023 (No. 12881), the Italian Court of Cassation...

15 June, 2023

AGCOM Issues Guidelines and Regulation for Complaint and Redress Mechanism

By Chiara Marchisotti

Thanks to Angelo Aimar for collaborating on this article On May 26, 2023, AGCOM published Resolution No. 115/23/CONS implementing Article...

01 February, 2023

Legislative Proposal No. 411 Containing Amendments to the Italian Industrial Property Code Is at the Starting Gate for Ordinary Legislative Procedure

By Chiara Marchisotti

On January 11, 2023, legislative proposal no. 411 containing amendments to Legislative Decree of February 10, 2005, no. 30 (hereinafter,...

01 February, 2023

Can an Advertisement Mock a Fictional Character Like Zorro?

By Ernesto Apa Chiara Marchisotti

The Supreme Court of Cassation delivers a momentous decision on parody as an exception to copyright and trademark Decision No....