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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Mario Sol Muntañola 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.
Author
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 Univer-
sity of 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 professor 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 Intellectual Property Organi- sation’s Mediation and Arbitration Centre and an arbitrator at ARBITEC (Spain).
Sol Muntañola Abogados Avenida Diagonal 510, 3-1 08006, Barcelona Spain
Tel: +34 934 874 516 Fax: +34 934 879 542
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