{"id":31495,"date":"2026-07-03T07:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=31495"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:51:26","slug":"giovanni-demegni-sara-manna-and-sofia-santoro-named-rising-stars-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news-2\/giovanni-demegni-sara-manna-and-sofia-santoro-named-rising-stars-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Giovanni Demegni, Sara Manna and Sofia Santoro named Rising Stars 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipstars.com\/\">IP Stars<\/a>, the international guide to the best intellectual property consulting firms and professionals published by Managing Intellectual Property, has named our patent attorneys <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/our-team\/giovanni-demegni\/\">Giovanni Demegni<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/our-team\/sara-manna\/\">Sara Manna<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/our-team\/italiano-sofia-santoro-pharmaceutical-chemistry-patents\/\">Sofia Santoro<\/a> among its Rising Stars 2026.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31492 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Rising Stars 2026 SIB\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rising-Stars-2026_450.jpg\" alt=\"Rising Stars 2026 SIB\" width=\"450\" height=\"325\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rising-Stars-2026_450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rising-Stars-2026_450-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rising-Stars-2026_450-150x108.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/325;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For Sara it is eighth consecutive year as a Rising Star, and the fourth for Giovanni and Sofia.<\/p>\n<p>The Rising Stars list annually selects the best emerging intellectual property professionals below partner level who have contributed to the success of their firms and clients.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Giovanni, Sara and Sofia for the renewal of this recognition.<\/p>\n<p>What other international recognitions has SIB received? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/about-us\/recognitions\/\">Find out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IP Stars, the international guide to the best intellectual property consulting firms and professionals published by Managing Intellectual Property, has named our patent attorneys Giovanni Demegni, Sara Manna and Sofia Santoro among its Rising Stars 2026. 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