Intellectual and Industrial Property, Media and Data Protection

Team specializes in intangible assets, combining the expertise of a specialized practice with the multidisciplinary and global approach of an international firm

Our Intellectual and Industrial Property, Media and Data Protection Practice offers clients the best legal services to obtain, protect and use intangible goods.

Lawyers in our Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville and Valencia offices advise leading companies on their day-to-day issues, as well as on cutting-edge IP, media and data protection issues. They regularly participate in the most sophisticated and well-known cases on these issues in Spain and Portugal.

Copyright: We provide clients with optimal solutions to protect their works, drafting and negotiating contracts for copyright and other ancillary rights, and acting in infringement and other litigation proceedings relating to the protection of all those rights, including licensing and assignment of rights, in sectors such as publishing, music and design. Clients include companies engaged in traditional copyright as well as those developing activities in new technologies.   

Trademarks and domain name disputes: We advise on trademark prosecution matters before national and international offices; advise on, draft and negotiate license, franchise and other agreements in transactions involving trademark rights; and represent clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings on trademark rights issues, including criminal proceedings against piracy and counterfeiting. Many of our clients are companies with well-known trademarks in sectors such as food and beverage, perfumes and clothing. Our team’s litigation lawyers have extensive experience in national and international dispute resolution and represent owners of well-known brands in domain name disputes.

Inventions (patents, utility models, know-how) and designs: We advise on the best way to protect clients’ inventions and designs, and we represent them in court proceedings involving validity, violation, ownership and other issues relating to patents, utility models, know-how and designs. Our lawyers have longstanding experience in advising on and negotiating technology transfer agreements, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector.

Software, information technology (IT) and e-business: We advise on transactional and litigation work in software and IT matters, particularly in IT outsourcing. We offer comprehensive legal services to companies providing services through the Internet, including e-gaming, advising on the agreements needed to develop their activities and ensuring compliance with consumer, data protection and e-commerce legislation.

Personal data protection: We conduct data protection audits and advise companies on data protection issues, ensuring compliance with data protection laws; we draft and negotiate contracts for the transfer, process or otherwise involving personal data; and we represent clients in proceedings relating to notification, authorization and compliance requirements, before the Spanish and Portuguese data protection agencies, as well as before the courts.

Advertising and publicity rights: We advise clients on all legal matters relating to marketing and advertising, including compliance with advertising regulations, and consumer and unfair competition laws, drafting and negotiating marketing and advertising agreements, and representing clients in disputes in these areas before self-regulatory bodies (as with many advertising disputes), and in courts and arbitration proceedings. We also advise clients on protecting publicity rights, drafting and negotiating agreements involving these rights and representing clients in related court proceedings.

Entertainment and arts law: We advise clients on protecting their arts and cultural activities; the legal protection of films and other audiovisual products, and digital and entertainment content; and on drafting and negotiating agreements related to arts and cultural activities, and audiovisual works.