Andrea Zappalaglio

Andrea is an academic researcher and teacher specialised in Intellectual Property Law.

Before joining the School of Law of the University of Sheffield, he worked as Senior Research Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich, Germany) where he led the research team on the Law of Geographical Indications. He also worked as 'Adjunct Professor in Intellectual Property, Innovation and Sustainable Development' at the University of Milan.

He advises private and public stakeholders on matters related to Geographical Indications, including the European Commission.

His scientific outputs are award-winning and regularly published in top IP Law Journals. In 2022, his book 'The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law' (Routledge 2021) was elected 'Best Trade Mark Law Book 2021' by the readers of the top IP information website 'IP Kat'.