Clifford Chance houses a ‘dedicated, attentive and competent’ team, which is known for handling the full spectrum of intellectual property matters, including supplementary protection certificate (SPC) applications and appeals. The group also advises on a broad range of non-contentious issues, including reorganisation projects, and regulatory mandates concerning the advertising of medicinal products. The Barcelona-based practice is jointly led by: Miquel Montañá, a dispute resolution specialist who frequently acts for global pharma clients in patent infringement actions involving generics; Josep Montefusco, who is particularly adept in preliminary injunction applications; Guillermo Guardia, who regularly advises on acquisition and corporate financing transactions, with an emphasis on cross-border M&A; and Carme Briera, who focuses on administrative and public law-related matters. Adrián Crespo is noted for his deep knowledge of IP and unfair competition litigation, particularly in relation to pharma and biotech patents.
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‘Excellent. Made up of dedicated, attentive and competent professionals.’
‘Professionals who are always inclined to improve the client experience, both from a professional and human point of view. ’
‘Clifford Chance is our go-to law firm in Spain. They are excellent strategically, diligent and easy to work with.’
‘Jospe Monetfusco and Adrián Crespo are the key individuals with whom we work a lot.’
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Miquel Montañá specialises in dispute resolution (including arbitration), intellectual property and competition law. Miquel has worked on multi-jurisdictional intellectual property and commercial disputes involving patents, trademarks, unfair competition, distribution and agency agreements, copyright and breach of confidential information.
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Miquel Montañá, Josep Montefusco, Guillermo Guardia, Carme Briera