SPAIN Law and Practice Contributed by: Rubén Canales and Ignacio Temiño, Abril Abogados
Abril Abogados is an innovative law firm, commit - ted to remaining at the forefront of some of the most complex and exciting branches of law, with profes - sionals and specialists in all areas of IP and media law. Founded in 2001 as an IP law firm, it has since expanded its practice to cover neighbouring areas of TMT, including privacy, advertising, and media law. Today, the firm brings together a team of around 20 professionals working from five offices across Spain. The firm is the exclusive partner and representative
in Spain of GALA (the Global Advertising Lawyers Al - liance). Its work in advertising and marketing law in - cludes providing legal advice and clearance support for marketing projects, developing data protection strategies, ensuring compliance of commercials and advertising content, and representing clients before courts and regulatory authorities. The firm also offers assistance in arbitration, guidance with copy-advice applications before Autocontrol, and expert legal support in audiovisual and e-commerce matters.
Authors
Rubén Canales obtained his law degree in 2007 at the University of Salamanca. He holds a degree in Copyright Law from the University Carlos III of Madrid. He is a member of the Madrid Bar, ALADDA (Literary
Ignacio Temiño has a PhD in Law (2015) and a degree in Law from the
University of Valladolid (1995), a degree in Business Law from the University of Linz (Austria), and a degree in Computer Law from UNED. He was admitted to the Madrid Bar in 1999. He is an official patent and trade mark attorney, and an authorised representative before the European Patent Office (EPO) and the EUIPO in Alicante. Ignacio was Adjunct Professor of Mercantile Law at the University Carlos III of Madrid (2001-2005), and is currently a professor of Civil Law at the University of Comillas (ICADE). He has extensive experience in IP law and media and advertising law.
and Artistic Association for the Defence of Copyright) and ENATIC (Digital Lawyers Association). Rubén joined the Entertainment Department of Abril Abogados in 2009, bringing his broad experience in advertising and marketing law. Rubén also collaborates with the IP Litigation Department, preparing written reports and complaints, and participates in the advertising, media and technology area, drafting legal reports on advertising and marketing.
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