Simone Billi

Simone Billi Italy

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Italy Italian (Italy) Resident in Italy English — Fluent

Surname
Billi
First name
Simone
Current professional position
Member of the Parliament
Organisation / firm
Camera dei Deputati
Country of residence
Italy
Nationality
Italian (Italy)
Languages spoken & proficiency
EnglishFluent

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Professional biography
Simone Billi is a Member of the Italian Parliament, elected in the Overseas Constituency–Europe, and is currently serving his second parliamentary term. He is Head Group in the Foreign Affair Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and President of the Committee for Italians in the World. In this capacity, his work focuses on consular services, citizenship, mobility and the protection of Italian communities abroad, as well as on supporting Italian exports, the internationalisation of enterprises and the promotion of Italy’s economic and industrial system worldwide. He is also a member of the Italian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Alongside his institutional career, he has more than twenty years of professional experience in intellectual property, patents, innovation and technology. He is a qualified European Patent Attorney, Italian Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator (UPC), PMAC Expert and Professional Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Before entering Parliament, he worked as a patent attorney in private practice and subsequently held senior intellectual property positions at General Electric in Florence and Alstom in Zurich, primarily in the energy and advanced technology sectors. He currently serves as President of the Parliamentary Intergroup for the Protection of Technological Innovation, promoting stronger protection of patents, industrial property rights and European technological competitiveness. His areas of focus include patent strategy, technology transfer, innovation policy, energy, aerospace and the relationship between intellectual property and industrial development. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florence and completed specialised professional training in European patent law at CEIPI, Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, in preparation for the European Qualifying Examination, as well as specialised training in European patent litigation at the Polytechnic University of Milan.

Legal / dispute expertise
Designs European patents Licensing & technology transfer National patents Trade secrets & know-how Unfair competition Unitary patents
Technical expertise
Agriculture & plant breeding Artificial intelligence / data technologies Diagnostics Electricity / power systems Energy technologies Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Materials science Mechanical engineering Medical technology / medical devices Physics Renewable energy Robotics & automation
Industries
Construction & engineering Energy & utilities Infrastructure & transport Manufacturing & industrials Technology & IT Telecommunications

Bar admission(s)
Italian Patent Attorney; European Patent Attorney; European Patent Litigator qualified to represent parties before the Unified Patent Court (UPC); Professional Representative before the EUIPO
Governing law experience
Civil law
Seat of arbitration experience
N/A – experience as a party-appointed technical expert in Italian court proceedings and in patent-related court proceedings, including cases in the United States, China and other jurisdictions.
Mediation style
Evaluative Facilitative
Brief description

My approach combines evaluative and facilitative mediation. I assist the parties in assessing the technical, legal and commercial aspects of the dispute, particularly in intellectual property and technology-related matters, while facilitating constructive dialogue and the identification of practical, mutually acceptable solutions.

Education (degrees)
industrial engineering degree
Relevant training
Postgraduate courses in European Patent Law and Practice, Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg – preparation for the European Qualifying Examination (EQE)
European Patent Litigation Certificate, Politecnico di Milano
EPO PRAKTIKA Programme – European Patent Law and Practice, European Patent Office, The Hague, 2012
Leadership Communication Training for Managers, General Electric, Berlin, Germany — 2016
Workshop on Power Plant Repair Technologies, General Electric, Greenville, USA — 2016
Strategies for Intellectual Property Rights Management, Econique, Berlin, Germany — 2014
Certifications / licenses
Italian Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Professional Representative before the EUIPO
European Patent Litigator (UPC)
Memberships / accreditations
Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
Italian Institute of Industrial Property Consultants
Professional Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Accredited Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Publications and/or speaking engagements

1. Legislative initiative: Introduced Bill C.101 on the ownership of inventions developed by researchers, whose provisions were subsequently incorporated into Italy’s 2023 reform of the Industrial Property Code. 2. Parliamentary contribution to Italy’s 2023 reform of the Industrial Property Code, serving in the competent parliamentary committees and acting as rapporteur to the Foreign Affairs Committee. 3. Speaker, Opening Address at the Inauguration of the UPC Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC), Ljubljana, 1 June 2026. 4. Speaker, “Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Patent Matters,” Milan Bar Association, Milan, 21 April 2026. 5. Speaker, “Common European Institutions for Common Challenges: Innovation, Competitiveness, Reshoring and Technological Sovereignty,” European Patent Litigators Association Annual Meeting, Milan, 29 May 2026. 6. Speaker, “The Unified Patent Court and Its Impact on European Innovation,” Politecnico di Milano, Milan, 22 May 2026. 7. Organizer, “A First Look at the Unified Patent Court,” held at the Italian Chamber of Deputies, with the participation of Klaus Grabinski, President of the UPC, and national Government ministers, Rome, 15 April 2024. 8. “Representatives Entitled to Appear before the Unified Patent Court: Who They Are and How Many There Are,” Journal of the Italian Institute of Industrial Property Consultants, October 2023. 9. “After Brexit: How Italian Lawyers Can Qualify as Solicitors,” Centro Studi Machiavelli, 2 July 2020, co-authored with Alessandro Gaglione. 10. “Proposal for the Introduction of a National Patent Opposition Procedure in Italy,” Journal of the Italian Institute of Industrial Property Consultants, November 2016.