Dr. Monica Armillotta

- Investigating and handling complex liability claims in direct and indirect business in foreign countries world-wide - Independent legal assessment of coverage and liability on the base of specifically tailored insurance policies, particularly focusing on general and products liability - Managing and coordinating international insurance programs world-wide under master and local policies, esp. for major clients and pharmaceutical corporations, also involving clinical trials and the patenting of

- Providing legal advice to Italian and international subsidiaries in commercial and corporate matters - Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements - Independent legal assessment and handling of claims, also towards international customers, in view of clearing them or eventually reaching a non-prejudicial settlement - Supplying general legal counsel to business and purchasing units in EuropeImplementing group level policy guidelines and corporate strategies

- Developing my doctoral dissertation on “Technology Pooling Licensing Agreements: Promoting Patent Access through Collaborative IP Mechanisms”; - Contributing to the international law review GRUR Int’s “Aktuelle Informationen” column; - Training MIPLC and LMU students for exams and seminars - Doctoral exam with: “Magna cum Laude” - Doctoral dissertation retained for publication by Nomos Verlag

- Monitoring and analysing current government policies and legal developments across Europe, the Middle East and Africa; - Production and coordination of a vast amount of IP-related material, mostly commissioned to law firms and other private agencies, for the benefit of Microsoft's regional government affairs team; - Supplying relevant input and formulating legal opinions for industry trade groups and political bodies, such as the European Commission, with a particular focus on patent law

Tasks: - Developing my doctoral dissertation on “Technology Pooling Licensing Agreements: Promoting Patent Access through Collaborative IP Mechanisms”; - Contributing to the international law review GRUR Int’s “Aktuelle Informationen” column;

Master’s Thesis: “A European Perspective on Patent Pools - Promoting Innovation at the Crossroad between Intellectual Property Licensing & Antitrust Law” - Grade: 16 / 18

Degree awarded "avec mention"

Thesis dissertation on the principle of the Presumption of Innocence against the common practice of the Pre-Trial Detention - Grade: 104 / 110