Elzaburu

Elzaburu is a European IP firm based in Spain and established in 1865. It is made up of lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, engineers and graduates in chemistry, biology and physics.

The firm deals with intellectual property rights in their broadest sense: all aspects of trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, software licensing and development and other IT matters, unfair competition, advertising law, domain names, antitrust law, media and entertainment and related fields.

Elzaburu’s headquarters are based in Madrid and there are offices in Alicante, Valencia, and Beijing .

Trademarks and domain names: Elzaburu specialises in furnishing full-service advice, thereby assuring effective legal protection for its clients’ trademarks and tradenames in all national, European, and international jurisdictions. The firm is an officially appointed Registrar for both “.eu” and “.es” domain names and offers all necessary services for cost-effective domain name registration and management worldwide.

Patents and designs: Elzaburu has the specialised means and know-how to protect the innovative endeavours of companies and designers wherever protection is needed.

Elzaburu’s patent team includes specialists in the full range of scientific and technical fields, eg, engineers in the different engineering disciplines, chemists, biochemists and biologists, prepared to advise and guide clients through the complexities of the procedure of patenting an invention or registering a design anywhere in the world from start to finish.

Litigation and ADR: The firm’s litigation group comprises a team of fully bilingual, specialised litigation lawyers highly experienced in all forms of intellectual property disputes, eg, trademark, patent and copyright infringement, counterfeiting and piracy, designs, media and entertainment, unfair competition, unfair advertising, etc, who can advise and represent clients in both civil and criminal matters before the Spanish courts and, as appropriate, before the Spanish Customs Authorities, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and dispute resolution service providers.

The firm also has extensive experience in international cross-border intellectual property litigation and in working for foreign clients and liaising with lawyers in other jurisdictions, to fully serve all its clients’ needs. The firm’s litigation lawyers include authorised mediators registered with official mediation centres who are experienced in both national and international matters.

Anticounterfeiting: Elzaburu’s anticounterfeiting team works in close cooperation with Customs, the police, prosecutors, and the courts and has extensive experience in uncovering counterfeiting, gathering criminal evidence, and then bringing criminal proceedings with a view to obtaining convictions and damages.

Media and entertainment: Elzaburu offers comprehensive legal advice for rightholders in all the different sectors of the entertainment industry (music, theatre, motion pictures, television, etc).

Besides furnishing advice on IP right purchasing and licensing agreements, conducting or assisting in the negotiating process, and defending our clients’ interests in court, arbitration, and mediation proceedings, the firm can help in complying with regulatory requirements set by the authorities and in optimizing business procedures.

Legal and business: Elzaburu Legal & Business practice provides specialised advice and services in all types of transactions involving IP rights, personality rights and IT.

From the assignment or licensing of rights to complex joint ventures, the firm has expertise all across the full spectrum of areas, such as audiovisual and advertising, franchising, agency and other commercial agreements, software development and implementation, internet related matters, data protection, R&D and technology transfer in the different scientific fields, including biotech and so forth.

In the field of R&D and TT agreements, the team of advisors comprises staff members specialised in different scientific fields. Other services provided by the firm include valuation and audits of all kinds of IP assets and advice on public funding for R&D projects.