SPAIN Law and Practice Contributed by: Mario Sol Muntañola, Javier Márquez Martín, Ferran Llaquet Ballarín and Ana Padial, Sol Muntañola Abogados
Sol Muntañola Abogados is a boutique intellectual property practice with a team of IP lawyers dedi- cated exclusively to this field and working closely with clients in a hands-on and collaborative manner. It operates from its Barcelona office within an inter- national network, advising clients across different ju- risdictions. With more than 35 years of experience, the team combines strong technical know-how in in- tellectual property law – particularly copyright, trade marks, digital and technology-related matters – with related expertise in litigation, arbitration, licensing, contracting and enforcement strategies. The firm
provides full-service support covering initial advisory work and documentation, effective legal protection, negotiation and exploitation agreements, and robust litigation through a dedicated disputes team. In ad- dition, its professionals maintain a strong academic link, regularly participating in teaching activities in Spain and abroad. Recent work includes advising cli- ents from the media, technology and creative indus- tries on IP protection strategies, licensing structures, copyright enforcement actions and cross-border dis- pute resolution.
Authors
Mario Sol Muntañola is the managing partner of Sol Muntañola Abogados. He combines his professional activity with research and teaching in the field of intellectual property. He has been an associate professor at the University of
Ferran Llaquet Ballarín has been a lawyer at Sol Muntañola Abogados since 2002. He holds a law degree from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and a higher engi- neering degree in computer science
Barcelona and the Universitat Oberta of Catalonia. Since 1998 he has taught at the ESADE Law School (Ramón Llull University of Barcelona) first as a profes- sor of intellectual property and later as director of the IT+IP Master’s programme. His experience has led him to specialise in arbitration, and since 1999 he has been a member of the group of experts at the World Intellec- tual Property Organisation’s Mediation and Arbitration Centre and an arbitrator at ARBITEC (Spain).
from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He has worked in intellectual property and related fields since 2002, specialising in new technologies law. He combines his professional practice with teaching activities in various areas of law. Since 2006, he has been a teaching collaborator in the UOC e-learning Master’s programme, and since 2015 he has also been an external collaborator for the IT+IP Master’s programme at ESADE Faculty of Law (Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona).
Javier Márquez Martín is a partner at Sol Muntañola Abogados, and has worked in intellectual property since 1990. He began in a specialised police unit, studying organised crime networks and individual infringers. He
Ana Padial is a partner and director of the trade marks and patents depart- ment at Sol Muntañola Abogados, and is a certified Industrial Property Agent and former partner at leading IP firms. She has specialised since
later served as a substitute State Attorney in Barce- lona province. He joined the firm in 1996 and now leads the litigation department, successfully han- dling cases in copyright, trade marks, designs, patents, unfair competition, and image rights. He combines legal practice with teaching, having been a professor and collaborator at several universities and institutions. Since 2013, he has been Professor and Coordinator of Procedural Law in the IT+IP Master’s programme at ESADE.
1998 in industrial property litigation in civil, criminal and administrative proceedings involving trade marks, copyright, patents, industrial designs, advertising and unfair competition, fashion, food, pharmaceuticals, biotech, automotive, entertainment and financial services. She is a member of ICAB, INTA, MARQUES, AIPPI, and WLW, and leads the latter’s IP and Advertising Commission.
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