Lavinia Savini of Ferrari Pedeferri Boni Studio Legale Associato

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BIO

  • Admitted to the Bar in 2002
  • Teaching and research assistant, University of Bologna, Department of Intellectual Property Law, 2010-2014
  • Scholarship in Cultural Heritage Management and Economics, Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, 2002
  • Post-graduate degree, University of Paris I Phanteòn Sorbonne, 1999
  • Law degree cum laude, “Alma Mater Studiorum” – University of Bologna (IT), 1999

PRATICE AREA

  • Trademark, design and patent Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Cultural Heritage Law
  • Internet Law and Information Technology
  • IP litigation, arbitration and ADR

PUBLICATIONS

Author of many articles on intellectual property law published in specialized magazines and newspapers, among the others:

  • Aedon by Il Mulino
  • Art Economy 24 and Norme e tributi by Il SOLE 24 ore
  • Il diritto d’autore by Giuffrè
  • The Art Newspaper by Allemandi
  • Il maestro e il suo diritto – Artist’s resale right by Umberto Allemandi
  • Section Copy and Rights by Ottagono-Compositori (supervisor)
  • La legislazione per lo spettacolo e le attività musicali. Norme, contratti, diritti, obblighi e sanzioni, by G.Giappichelli
  • Manuale di sopravvivenza per musicisti by P.Persiani
  • “Le noveau cas Modigliani” by Institut Art & Droit, Parigi, 2014
  • Dictionnaire Comparè du Droit du Patrimoine Culturel by CNRS Editore
  • L’affaire de l’artiste urbaine Blu, Art Law Magazine, Ginevra

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Bologna Bar Association
  • Member of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
  • Member of Institut Art & Droit, Paris
  • Member of Fondation pour le droit de l’art, Geneva
  • Member of ACE (Association Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises), Paris
  • Member of International Commission of Bologna Bar Association
  • Arbitrator at Venice Arbitration Chamber
  • Member of UIA (Union Internationale des Avocates)
  • Representative of UIA for the region of Emilia Romagna (Italy)
  • Representative of UIA at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva

CONFERENCES AND TEACHING

Speaker at national and international conferences concerning IP Law

  • Le droit de suite France-Italie”, Paris Bar Association,2013
  • La transmission successorale du droit d’auteur. L’exemple Italien”, Institut Art & Droit, Université Panthèon – Assas Paris, 2014
  • L’arte in tutti gli Stati”, ACE Paris International Meeting, Department of Law, Bologna, 2015
  • Francia Italia” issues concerning IP Law, Bologna Bar Association,2016
  • Introduzione al diritto d’autore, il valore della cultura”, Bologna Bar Association, 2017
  • Arte e Diritto”, The Venice Chamber of Arbitration, 2018

 

Lecturer for public and private institutions, among the others:

  • NABA – Milano
  • Fine Arts Academy of Bologna
  • Master “Il mestiere delle Arti”, Bologna

 

Participant in projects of international institutions and organization dealing with IP issues:

  • CNRS in Paris
  • Resale Right Dialogue group at European Commission in Brussels
  • World Intellectual Property Organization [WIPO] in Geneva

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