On 8 February 2023, Edoardo Fiora joined experts from Tanda Migliorini & Associates and Porfido & Partners for a discussion about proactive and reactive measures organizations can take to protect patents from the risk of counterfeiting. Citywire Italia reported on the event (“La difesa dei brevetti nel passaggio generazionale: ne ha parlato il family office Porfido & Partners”), sharing Edoardo’s comments on counterfeiting, the gray market, and illicit trafficking, and highlighting how the best patents attract at the same time licit and illicit interests. Edoardo also spoke of the economic and reputational damage caused by the misappropriation of intellectual property, illustrating proactive and reactive solutions to the problem, such as supply chain due diligence and tracking of assets.
Read the full article in Citywire Italia (in Italian).