Elisabetta Papa has been appointed to the Unified Patent Court in June 2023. Her technical focus is in mechanical engineering.

Professional Experience in Intellectual Property

Practicing since 1999, European Patent Attorney with wide experience in Italian and European patent prosecution and litigation, including opposition and appeal procedures before the EPO;

CEIPI tutor;

Member of the European Patent Practice Committee (Mechanics Subcommittee) of the European Patent Institute (epi);

Co-chair of the AIPLA IP Practice in Europe Committee;

Member of: Ordine dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale (Italian Industrial Property Consultants Institute);

Collegio dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale (Italian section of FICPI); EPLIT; Italian Professional Engineering Institute; AIPPI.

Education

Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. in Biomechanics

Diplộme d’Université in Patent Litigation in Europe (University of Strasbourg),

Diplộme CEIPI in the Training Program for Technically Qualified Judges of the UPC (2015). Experience and Memberships

Recognitions

2017-2021: Who’s Who Legal: Patents, Global Leader

2014-2022: Managing Intellectual Property IP Star Italy

2020- 2021: Managing Intellectual Property Top 250 Women in IP

2014-2022: Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners

2020-2023: Intellectual Asset Management Global Leaders

2021: Expert Guides Patents

2020-2022: Expert Guides Women in Business Law

2021-2022: Leaders League IP Attorneys

2023: Best Lawyers® Italy

Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving for

Civil Court of Rome, IP section