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Ruth Sánchez

Elzaburu

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Practice Areas:
Patent litigation
Patent strategy & counseling
Patent
Patent prosecution
Patent office proceedings
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Aerospace & defence
Construction & materials
Electronics
Mechanical
Renewable energy
Automotive
Languages:
Spanish
English
French
Profile

Ruth is the Head of the Patent Prosecution Department. She is an industrial engineer specializing in mechanical engineering with particular expertise in normalization of industrial machinery.

European Patent Attorney since 2011, she is at present an associate partner in the Innovation department of ELZABURU where she is engaged in drafting, prosecuting, and defending patent applications, particularly European patents, Spanish patents and PCTs. She also advises applicants on such matters as prior art searches, patentability issues, and infringement and freedom to operate issues, particularly in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Ruth is a Spanish Council Member of the European Patent Institute (EPI). She is also a regular lecturer in several courses of industrial property law and participates in the coordination of the EPI-CEIPI course in European Patent Law in Madrid. 

 

Year Joined Firm: 2012

Education/Alumni:

  • Degree in Engineering (Mechanical) (Madrid Polytechnic University)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) [European Business School]
  • Diploma in European Patent Law (Strasbourg University-CEIPI)
  • EOI. Diploma “Patent Litigation in Europe” (Strasbourg University-CEIPI)

Network Memberships: EPI

Address:
P.º de la Castellana, 259C, 28th Floor
28046 Madrid
Spain
Tel:+34917009400 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.elzaburu.es/