Paolo Gerli

Partner, Botti & Ferrari Srl

Paolo Gerli is a European patent attorney working at Botti & Ferrari Srl in Milan, Italy. In 1986 he graduated in pharmaceutical technology from the University of Turin. In 1987 he joined the European Patent Office in The Hague as a patent examiner, where he became familiar with the European approach to patent granting, in particular in the pharmaceutical field. Since 1999 he has been a qualified European patent attorney.

Mr Gerli has considerable experience in patent litigation, working as a court expert for the specialist Italian IP courts for more than 10 years. He is currently the elected representative for the Italian private practice constituency of the European Patent Institute.