PMAC and the Court of Milan to Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) and the Court of Milan - Specialised Business Division will be remotely signed on Friday, 16 October, at 1 p.m. by Aleš Zalar, Director of PMAC and Fabio Roia, President of the Court of Milan, in the presence of Silvia Giani, President of the Enterprise Division (Section A) at the Court of Milan; Cristiano Bacchini and Pierfrancesco Fasano, both Italian members of the PMAC Expert Committee; Simona Marzetti, Head of Division IV – European and International Affairs at the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) and Member for Italy of the Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court; Roberta Nocella, a judge seconded to the Italian Ministry of Justice and Alternate Member for Italy of the Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court; Antonino La Lumia, President of the Milan Bar Association; Carmelo Ferraro, Director of the Milan Bar Association; and the PMAC team.

The MoU aims to promote efficient, cost-effective and high-quality alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for patent and patent-related disputes, including mediation and arbitration; strengthen cooperation between the two institutions; facilitate access to appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms for complex and cross-border patent disputes; and foster joint training programmes for judges, mediators, lawyers and industrial property attorneys.