Dario Paschetta

Dario Paschetta is an Italian attorney at law, a member of the Turin Bar Association since 2013 and, since July 2025, admitted to practise before the higher courts, including the Italian Supreme Court Since January 2026 he has served as Senior Counsel at RPLT in Turin, responsible for the firm's competition, intellectual property, energy and EU law practice. From 2015 to 2025 he worked in boutique firm as partner from 2023 to 2025 for IP, competition and EU law matters. With 19 years of experience, Mr Paschetta focuses on the interface between antitrust and intellectual property. He advises Italian, European and U.S. clients on patents (including SEPs and patent pools), trademarks (including European certification marks), copyright, databases, trade secrets and unfair competition; on licence, R&D and technology transfer agreements; and on Articles 101 and 102 TFEU proceedings, including appeals before administrative courts. Recent matters include support to an international patent litigation run in parallel before German and Italian courts for more than three years. In 2015 he was seconded to the UK Competition & Markets Authority as fixed term legal advisor (G7), working on Articles 101/102 TFEU cases. On dispute resolution, he has acted as sole arbitrator in a fast track proceeding administered by the Milan International Chamber of Arbitration and as secretary to sole arbitrators and three member panels in more than 4 ad hoc and institutional commercial arbitrations, including Milan Chamber Cases. He has represented clients before the Piedmont Court of Arbitration, in setting aside actions before Italian Courts of Appeal, and in the recognition and enforcement in Italy of an international AAA awards. Since 2023 he has been included in the WIPO List of Neutrals. He holds a Law Degree from the University of Turin (2004, 110/110 cum laude) and an LL.M. (MERIT) from the London School of Economics (2005–2006), with Merits in EU Competition Law and Patent Law (Biotech focus) and a Distinction in EU Regulation of State Commercial Activities. Since 2021 he is Subject Expert at the University of Turin's Faculty of Law (IUS/02), teaching the "IP & Competition" module within EU Competition Law and contract lecturer at the DiSAFA Department (Master's in Plant Biotechnology). He also teaches on the inter university Master's in "Open Innovation & Intellectual Property" run by the University of Turin's SAA School of Management and Luiss Business School and managing director of the Journal of Law, Market & Innovation (JLMI). He publishes regularly in Italian and international journals, including LES Nouvelles. President of LES Italia since November 2025, he previously served as its Scientific Coordinator and as coordinator of the LESI EU Committee and personally contributed comments to the public consultations on the PMAC mediation and arbitration rules. He is a member of AIPPI Italy. In 2004 he received the Turin Chamber of Commerce and University of Turin prize for the best thesis on industrial law.