Luigi Luppi founded the firm in 1996.
 
He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Bologna University, was a member of the Italian Group of A.I.P.P.I., a member of the College of Industrial Property Consultants of the F.I.C.P.I., a member of the Examination Committee II (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) of the European Patent Office that examines candidates for admission to the Register of European Patent Attorneys.
 
He was well-known as an author of essays and studies relating to intellectual property and was an outstanding patent attorney throughout his professional career.
 
Until 2007, the year of his tragically early death, he supervised, coordinated and directed the firm's activities as well as providing clients with legal and technical assistance on patent and intellectual property matters.