Ms Sofía Martínez-Almeida > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Offices
CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
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Ms Sofía Martínez-Almeida
Work Department
Intellectual Property and Technology
Position
Partner. Head of Retail.
Career
Sofía is an Intellectual Property and Technology partner at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo and head of Retail.
She has extensive experience in advising on a wide range of intellectual property matters, with special emphasis on trademark, design, unfair competition, distribution and digital law, both in contractual and transactional aspects as well as in litigation. Her litigation experience has led her to represent leading clients in their respective sectors before national courts (civil, commercial, administrative and criminal) and EU courts (Community Trademark Courts, General Court and Court of Justice). In recent years, she has been involved in a large number of cases of particular relevance due to their avant-garde typology. The sectors of her experience include luxury and fashion, retail, food, entertainment and technology.
Sofía also has extensive experience in advertising law, having represented clients before Autocontrol and the courts.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
Member of the Trademark Law and Practice Group, MARQUES – Association of European Trade Mark Owners
Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Education
She has a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and before joining GA_P, she prepared the entrance exams to the Judicial Career.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Industry focus: Food
The team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is regularly called upon to assist food and beverage clients with a multitude of non-contentious and contentious matters. Noted for its ‘great expertise and experience in the sector‘, the firm is equipped to handle a mix of M&A, compliance issues, product liability claims and matters related to food chain law, labelling and recalls. Leadership of the group is shared between José Luis Palma, whose strong background in administrative law makes him a go-to choice for advice on food regulations, health claims and animal welfare, and Mónica Weimann, who undertakes a blend of work relating to product advertising, labelling, and acquisitions. IP specialist Sofía Martínez-Almeida is noted for her extensive experience in labelling and advertising matters.
Spain > Industry focus: Retail
(Leading partners)The multidisciplinary retail team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is well versed in assisting clients with matters relating to real estate, environmental and regulatory issues as well as commercial contracts, consumer law and IP, among other areas. Iñigo Igartua Arregui co-chairs the practice from Barcelona, specialising in corporate, commercial and M&A transactions, alongside the Madrid-based Sofía Martínez-Almeida, whose wide practice encompasses both retail and fashion law, as well as IP and technology matters. Senior associate Isabela Crespo, who sits in the Madrid office, regularly handles data protection, cybersecurity and IP mandates.
Spain > Industry focus: TMT
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo draws superlative praise from clients, one of whom describes it as ‘the strongest TMT department in Spain by far‘. Key partner Almudena Arpón de Mendívil is ‘absolutely the star on the Spanish market‘, with clients praising her for ‘an incredible approach with clients – very empathic but keeping the service extremely professional and accurate‘. She is part of a large, multidisciplinary team that provides corporate, regulatory, privacy, finance, tax, and litigation advice to clients across the telecoms, media and technology sectors. She is supported by regulatory specialist Carlos Vázquez, co-heads of IP and tech Sofía Martínez-Almeida and Jesús Muñoz-Delgado, and entertainment and art law partner Anna Viladás Jené. Senior associate Bárbara Sainz De Vicuña also plays a key role in the practice.
Spain > Intellectual property: patents
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo‘s IP group frequently advises on protection, commercialisation and licensing matters, but is best known for its litigation practice, which is called upon to protect patents in the technology, life sciences, electronics and telecoms sectors. The lead partners in Madrid are Jesús Muñoz-Delgado, who specialises in biotechnology and plant variety matters, and litigator Sofía Martínez-Almeida. Associate Mercedes Corbal has significant experience in administrative proceedings before the Spanish Patents and Trade Marks Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Partner Gonzalo Ulloa retired in 2023.
Spain > Intellectual property: Trade marks
(Leading partners)Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a highly respected IP practice that is active in trade marks, designs, unfair competition, and advertising law, and stands out for its track record in the protection, enforcement litigation and licensing of brands. The lead partners are IP enforcement specialist Jesús Muñoz-Delgado and Sofía Martínez-Almeida, who has extensive expertise in online and digital issues. Martinez-Almeida also leads the firm’s retail and fashion group, while Muñoz-Delgado is a key adviser to clients in the food and life sciences sectors. At associate level, Anna Viladás Jené handles both contentious and non-contentious matters, notably in the entertainment and art industries, while Mercedes Corbal frequently advises on regulatory issues in the food sector. Gonzalo Ulloa retired in 2023.
Spain > Intellectual property: Copyright
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is known for its ‘attention to detail and client-oriented service’. The lead partners are Jesús Muñoz-Delgado, who handles the protection and enforcement of copyright, as well as technology transfer matters, and experienced litigator Sofía Martínez-Almeida. They oversee a broad range of copyright, digital business and technology work including advisory, contractual, regulatory, transactional and contentious matters for a diverse range of clients, among them international gaming and technology companies, food and beverage giants, fashion houses, and media businesses. The firm is also growing demand for its niche advice on artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, deepfakes, the metaverse, and NFTs. Senior associate Bárbara Sainz De Vicuña is active in copyright enforcement.
Lawyer Rankings
- Industry focus: Food Spain
- Industry focus: Retail Spain
- Industry focus: TMT Spain
- Intellectual property: patents Spain
- Intellectual property: Trade marks Spain
- Leading partners Spain > Industry focus: Retail
- Leading partners Spain > Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Intellectual property: Copyright Spain
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Transport: Other transport
- White-collar crime
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Data privacy and data protection
- Transport: Shipping