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Congratulations to our partners Emanuele Concone<\/a>, Paolo Di Giovine<\/a>, Claudio Germinario<\/a> and Elisabetta Papa<\/a> on being named 2026 IP Stars!<\/p>\n

The IP Stars rankings, compiled annually by Managing IP, select senior professionals considered national leaders as IP Stars.\"IP<\/p>\n

For Emanuele and Elisabetta, this marks their thirteenth consecutive nomination as IP Stars, the tenth for Claudio, while Paolo Di Giovine receives the recognition for the first time.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the SIB team, whose daily contribution helps to achieve these recognitions, and heartfelt thanks to our clients and colleagues who continue to support us by providing the IP Stars editorial team with their feedback on our work.<\/p>\n

Want to know how we rank in other international IP surveys? Find out here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to our partners Emanuele Concone, Paolo Di Giovine, Claudio Germinario and Elisabetta Papa on being named 2026 IP Stars! The IP Stars rankings, compiled annually by Managing IP, select senior professionals considered national leaders as IP Stars. 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