December 2023 – At the invitation of China’s Counsil for the Promotion of International Trade, CCPIT, John Moetteli accompanied by Sylvain Poitras, partner at Appleton Luff, and Thomas Wyder, Patent Attorney at Hoffmann Eitle (Munich) had the opportunity to present presentations on the subject of medical device compliance, the UPC and US patent and design...Read More

October 2023 – John Moetteli visited the University of Modena and the Law department to present the Da Vinci™ Filing Strategies, which leverage the US patent law and that are little known in Italy and in Europe in general. Hosts of the event were  Prof. Carmelo Tavilla and Dott.ssa Alessandra Sardu.  Thanks also to Professors...Read More

September 2023: John Moetteli of Da Vinci Partners was invited by the TerraNEXT Start-up Accelerator of Italy at the DemoDay held in Naples at the Università di Napoli Federico II. John Moetteli delivered a presentation titled “STRATEGIE DI PROPRIETÀ INTELLETTUALE – SFRUTTARE LA LEGGE STATUNITENSE PER EVITARE O POSTICIPARE I COSTI ESPLOSIVI DOVUTE ALLE SCADENZE...Read More

July 2023 – The Da Vinci™ Partners John Moetteli and Novella Mantelli taught a CLE event on European Trademarks to the Hawaii State Bar Association. Organizers were Seth Reiss, Esq.  and Dane Anderson, attorney at law.  John and Novella send their thanks to the aloha-shirt clad lawyers who had excellent questions actively participating in the...Read More

May 2023 – Da Vinci Partners sponsored a panel discussion on the topic of innovation and IP strategy at the Galileo-Festival della Scienza e Innovazione held in Padua, Italy. The panel included innovation experts such as Prof. Maurizio Bettiga from Italbiotec, Davide Cappellini from the PiovanGroup and Leonardo Garzara from CAREL.The event was moderated by...Read More

Da Vinci Partners LLC , is proud to have lectured Texas A&M law students on the topic, “European Patents are Different.” Da Vinci Partners’ John Moetteli, a US-born tech attorney, delivered the presentation. Did you know that some European countries grant #patents without a substantive examination? Did you know that a European patent imposes no...Read More

John Moetteli serves as lead organizer Da Vinci Partners LLC , is proud to announce that effective 27 November 2019, their managing attorney, John Moetteli, a US-born tech attorney, stepped into the role of organizer of this Meetup® group, founded by Sylvan Frank, which has attracted over 500 members. Its goal is to bring people...Read More

Thank you to all who attended our November networking event in Geneva with fantastic Peruvian food at the Alma restaurant. The NAAA is about building bonds among North American Attorneys. The group is a private, invitation only group, established in 1998 and is based in Geneva. Although this meetup is private, it is open to...Read More

The International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) hosted a member meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. We are especially thankful to IACCM and to the event’s sponsor, ABB, for this fantastic opportunity! We very much enjoyed the respective presentations from Hans-Peter Duerr, Leader CoE Contract and Risk Management, ABB; Dr. Colette Brunschwig of the University...Read More

Various guests, including special guest The American International Club of Zurich, attended the 500th Anniversary of Da Vinci innovation event in Arbon, hosted by our firm. The event was kicked-off by the mayor of Arbon, Mr. Dominik Diezi. In addition to a one-hour presentation on the importance of protecting intellectual property, the group enjoyed catered...Read More