Stefano Klausner

Stefano Klausner is the managing partner of GREGORJ, a Milan-based intellectual property firm whose roots reach back to 1882. Guiding a practice that protects the trademarks, patents, designs and creative works of its clients, he leads one of Italy's long-established names in IP protection. The firm's standing is reflected in its recognition as Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Italy at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026.

A historic Milan intellectual property house

Few IP practices can point to a heritage as deep as GREGORJ's. Operating since 1882 and based in Milan, Italy's commercial and industrial capital, the firm has accompanied generations of businesses through the evolution of intellectual property from national trademark and patent registers to today's European and international systems. Its guiding motto, "prevedere, sorvegliare, difendere" — anticipate, monitor, defend — captures a philosophy of IP protection that is proactive rather than merely reactive: identifying risks before they crystallise, keeping watch over rights and marketplaces, and standing ready to defend clients' assets when they are challenged.

Comprehensive protection of intangible assets

GREGORJ offers a full suite of services covering the principal categories of intellectual property. The firm advises on:

• Italian and European trademark registration
• Patent filing and protection
• Designs and models
• Copyright and authors' rights
• Domain name reassignment procedures
• Intellectual property consulting and dispute mediation in civil and commercial matters

This breadth means a client can turn to a single trusted adviser across the whole spectrum of their intangible assets — from selecting and registering a brand, to protecting technical innovations and product designs, to safeguarding creative content and resolving disputes over domain names or infringement. In a modern economy where a company's value is increasingly tied up in its brands, inventions and creative output, that consolidated capability is a genuine advantage. Registering rights is only the beginning; monitoring the market for conflicts and enforcing rights when necessary are equally important, and GREGORJ's "anticipate, monitor, defend" approach is built around exactly that lifecycle.

Guiding businesses through Italian and European IP

As managing partner, Stefano Klausner leads the firm's work and, according to its profile, focuses on distinctive signs, internet law, copyright and the management of client relationships. Distinctive signs — trademarks and other brand identifiers — sit at the heart of commercial IP, while internet law and copyright address the fast-moving challenges of protecting brands and content in the digital environment. This emphasis reflects the reality that many of today's most pressing IP issues, from online counterfeiting to unauthorised use of content, play out across websites, marketplaces and social platforms.

Operating from Milan, GREGORJ helps Italian and international clients navigate both the Italian national IP framework and the wider European system of registered trademarks, designs and patents that governs protection across the single market. The firm underlines the importance of professional guidance with its reminder that, when it comes to protecting your business, going it alone is a false economy — a message that resonates with companies which have invested heavily in their brands and innovations and cannot afford gaps in their protection.

For companies whose competitiveness rests on their brands, technologies and creative output, a lapse in protection can be costly and difficult to reverse. GREGORJ's proactive philosophy — anticipating threats, monitoring the market and defending rights when they are challenged — is designed to keep clients ahead of such risks, drawing on more than a century of accumulated experience in Italian and European intellectual property practice.

For businesses seeking to register, monitor and defend trademarks, patents, designs and creative works in Italy and Europe, Stefano Klausner and GREGORJ combine more than a century of heritage with a modern focus on brands, the internet and copyright. The firm's recognition as Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Italy at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 affirms its enduring role at the forefront of Italian intellectual property protection.