Context: Pirelli Tyre SpA owns EP2519412 (“Motorcycle tyre and pair of tyres for motorcycles”) and EP3519207 (“Motorcycle tyre”), both relating to motorcycle tire tread designs and construction. Following an ex parte seizure at the EICMA [Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori (which translates to International Bicycle, Motorcycle, and Accessories Exhibition)] motorcycle trade fair in Milan in November 2024, Pirelli filed infringement actions against Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co. (SYR) and Tianjin Kingtyre Group (November 19, 2024 ip fray article).
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Court and counsel
Milan LD: Presiding Judge Pierluigi Perrotti, Judge-rapporteur Alima Zana, Legally Qualified Judge Marije Knijff, and Technically Qualified Judge Elisabetta Papa (SYR case only).
Pirelli Tyre SpA is being represented by Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati’s Davide Graziano, Matteo Orsingher, and Federica Franchetti.
Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co. (SYR) is being represented by Jacobacci Avvocati’s Marco F. Francetti and Marina Cristofori, as well as Jacobacci & Partners’ Steffen Falk Leikhauf and Fabio di Biase.
Tianjin Kingtyre Group Co. did not appear.