Students of the G. Benzi masters degree in regulatory affairs of the University of Pavia are going to find out what makes a pharma trademark registrable and a pharma innovation patentable on 13 June 2025, when Barbara Besati  and Sofia Santoro, IP attorneys experienced in the pharma sector, hold our yearly talk on the topic.

European patent attorney Sofia Santoro will focus on which subject matter is patentable in the pharmaceutical field, on the geographical scope of patent protection and on how to obtain a patent.

European trademark attorney Barbara Besati will focus initially on the requirements a sign must meet in general in order to be registrable as a trademark, and then expand on the available kinds of registration. She will explain the difference between a strong and a weak trademark, the criteria applied to assess novelty with regard both to the registration of pharmaceutical trademarks and to the marketing authorisation, and finally she will introduce the notion of trademark lapse for lack of use.

We welcome the opportunity to engage with the students of the G. Benzi masters; we believe it is important to contribute to the training of professional figures in regulatory affairs that are in high demand both in the private companies and in public bodies working in or for healthcare.