Uría Menéndez has a four-partner IP and unfair competition practice that provides both advisory and litigation services in relation to trade marks, including licensing and business transactions. IP and IT partner Montiano Monteagudo in Barcelona and Madrid-based partners Ingrid Pi, Borja Sainz de Aja and Carles Vendrell lead the practice. ‘They advise with a degree of depth, sophistication and strategic vision’, remarks one client, picking out Vendrell’s ‘ability to anticipate risks and concerns that could arise in the future’. Senior associate Francisco Javier García in Barcelona frequently acts for clients in regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, tobacco, e-commerce, IoT, software, cosmetics and fashion.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Carles Vendrell and his team have advised us on a trade mark matter of great relevance, with great potential economic and reputational risk. They advise with a degree of depth, sophistication and strategic vision.’

  • ‘I highlight the work done by Carles Vendrell. He has been able to perfectly understand our sensitivities, also due to his relationship already consolidated over time with our group and has had the ability to anticipate risks and concerns that could arise in the future, taking into account the primary interests of the company and its business.’

Key clients

  • Mediaset
  • Danone
  • Acciona
  • Ineos Automotive
  • Magic Box Int. Toys, S.L.U.
  • Value Retail
  • GlovoApp 23
  • Mediaset
  • Danone
  • Acciona
  • Ineos Automotive
  • Magic Box Int. Toys, S.L.U.
  • Value Retail
  • Wallapop

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Montiano Monteagudo, Ingrid Pi, Borja Sainz de Aja, Carles Vendrell

Other key lawyers

Francisco Javier García