{"id":32199,"date":"2026-10-08T09:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=32199"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:45:49","slug":"leaders-league-2026-ranks-sib-in-tier-1-for-patent-prosecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news-2\/leaders-league-2026-ranks-sib-in-tier-1-for-patent-prosecution\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders League 2026 ranks SIB in Tier 1 for patent prosecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leaders League 2026 has ranked Societ\u00e0 Italiana Brevetti in top tier again for patent prosecution in Italy.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-29516 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Top tier Italian patent attorney firm\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LeadersLeague400.jpg\" alt=\"Top tier Italian patent attorney firm\" width=\"450\" height=\"272\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LeadersLeague400.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LeadersLeague400-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LeadersLeague400-150x91.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\/272;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our patent attorneys <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/il-nostro-team\/gaetano-barbaro-brevetti-elettronica-semiconduttori\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetano Barbaro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/il-nostro-team\/brevetti-biomedici-elisabetta-papa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elisabetta Papa<\/a> are individually recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders League rankings are based on information submitted by firms and on the opinion of a jury of experts.<\/p>\n<p>Firms and practitioners cannot pay their way into Leaders League rankings.<\/p>\n<p>SIB appears in all main rankings for IP attorney firms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/about-us\/recognitions\/\">find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaders League 2026 has ranked Societ\u00e0 Italiana Brevetti in top tier again for patent prosecution in Italy. Our patent attorneys Gaetano Barbaro and Elisabetta Papa are individually recommended. Leaders League rankings are based on information submitted by firms and on the opinion of a jury of experts. 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