Elisabetta Bandera is a partner in Bird & Bird’s IP practice in Milan. She focuses on patents, trade marks, design and unfair competition litigation, assisting Italian and international clients with contentious matters on a domestic and pan-European basis.

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Upcycling: fashion’s new infringement frontier

A balance between luxury brand rights and upcycling remains elusive, write Bird & Bird’s Cristiana Andreotta, Elisabetta Bandera, Rita Tardiolo, Manon Rieger-Jansen and Nina Dorenbosch

19 Feb 2026