Trademark Litigation

• Leading strategic trademark enforcement of major perfume brands and massive EU-wide court action against smell-alike perfumes.
• Continued trademark enforcement of major brand’s three stripe trademark. Continued trademark enforcement of multinational mass media and entertainment corporation.
• Defence of a leading telecommunications company in trademark infringement and parallel import case.

Design Litigation

• Significant judgement in EU Design infringement representing a major luxury brand in dispute concerning its iconic handbag design.
• Diverse litigation work concerning iconic bottle designs. 
• Representing a global automobile company in the interpretation of the spare parts clause in Community Designs.

Mechanical & Electronic Patent Litigation

• Defending a major brand’s coffee capsule patent.
• Defending a healthcare client’s patent for a hospital’s drug-dispenser machine.
• Defending a company’s electronic patents related to live streaming of audio and/or video information over diverse communications networks.

Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation

• Pharmaceutical patent litigation concerning biosimilars and generics of blockbuster drugs. 
• The firm also advises in patent matters relating to biologic innovative products

Copyright Litigation & Advice

• Copyright advice and litigation work for rightholders in sectors such as media and entertainment, luxury brands, telecommunication
• Advising a major European women’s healthcare centre on a software licence agreement. 

Anti-Counterfeiting

• The firm’s well established anti-counterfeiting team provides continuous enforcement and border controls. Its effectiveness in border controls is due to its longstanding relationships with customs authorities and police bodies which provide time and cost-effective solutions for clients. This same team also provides highly skilled criminal litigation services with a practical, tailor-made approach, depending on the client’s needs, goals and budget.
• Other strong team assets are data collection and intelligence analysis which have proved useful for clients in developing both national and international brand protection strategies and in cross-border work.
• The team defends leading brands in the areas of entertainment, sport and leisure, fashion, luxury goods and accessories, footwear, mass consumer products and perfumes.
• The team leads some of the most relevant and challenging anti-counterfeiting cases in the Spanish criminal jurisdiction.

Practice Areas: Copyright, Designs, IP transactions, Life sciences, Patent contentious, Patent litigation, Patent strategy & counseling, Trade mark contentious, Trade mark litigation, Trade mark strategy & counseling

Sector Expertise: Automotive, Computer technology & services, Construction & materials, Electronics, Electrical, Fashion & luxury goods, Film, Food & beverage, Furniture, Healthcare, Hospitality & leisure, Life sciences, Mechanical, Pharmaceutical, Renewable energy, Sports, Tobacco, Retail, Telecommunication, Medical device