I graduated from the High School for Interpreters and Translators in Milan. Immediately after my studies, I started working as a freelance professional in the field of technical translation and interpreting. My field of expertise related to the patent sector springs from my lengthy work experience gained subsequently at an Intellectual Property Law Firm where, in addition to applying my linguistic knowledge, I was able to get to know all the practical and procedural aspects related to a patent: from the initial national filing step to all the subsequent procedural steps. So, the technical and linguistic competence of a translator who approaches a patent text is in this case enriched by the knowledge of the procedural phases of a patent application, which in my opinion is undoubtedly an added value that renders the approach to the technical text to be translated more comprehensive.