
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation
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Our Life Sciences Group brings together professionals from different areas of practice covering all the legal aspects of interest to the companies from this sector.
All our lawyers work in close collaboration, providing clients with comprehensive and coordinated advice, and with well-established and specialized experience.
This multidisciplinary approach allows us to handle the whole spectrum of problems faced by the clients:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology
- Medical devices
- Health
- Plant varieties
- Animal Health
Areas of specialization:
- Intellectual property: development of products and licensing: patents, trademarks and other types of intellectual property protection, strategic alliances, corporate alliances and marketing
- Companies and finance: public and private corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, national and international taxation, corporate matters, including contractual issues and project finance and investment alternatives and strategies (banking and finance)
- Competition: government and competition/anti-trust issues - issues of trade regulation, government contracts, international trade and unfair competition
- Litigation: Product liability, commercial disputes, consumer disputes and intellectual property disputes
- Regulation: strategies, processes and issues of public policy, including administrative procedures
- Tax: corporate income tax, international taxation, tax litigation, tax procedures, tax matters related to intellectual property and copyright
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Work Highlights
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo provided Danaher Group with regulatory and procurement advice, before the Spanish Authorities.
Strengths
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is detailed, precise and careful.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeThe team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has great empathy and customer service. It also provides quality solutions and ideas.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeGómez-Acebo & Pombo understands our business and the industry we belong to.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeGómez-Acebo & Pombo offers approachability and a commitment to providing a practical, needs-based customer service.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeGómez-Acebo & Pombo has great coordination on all issues.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Irene Fernández Puyol
Irene Fernández Puyol is noted on the market for her deft handling of regulatory mandates in the life sciences sector. She is also known for her expertise in public law relating to the life sciences sector. I have an excellent relationship with Irene.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeIrene Fernández Puyol proposes practical and innovative solutions.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeIrene is excellent in pharmaceutical regulatory, tendering and public procurement matters. She is also fiercely commercial, pragmatic, driven and a pleasure to work with.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeShe is always willing to provide solutions and help.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeIrene is an excellent lawyer. She's available, knowledgeable in her subject matter and very quick to respond.
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Up and Coming 
Up and Coming 
Rais Amils
As Head of Patents & Technology, Rais Amils represents companies in the pharmaceutical sector in matters related to patents, trademarks, designs, unfair competition and EU competition, both before national and European courts.
Rais Amils' responsiveness and knowledge of Spanish patent litigation, stands out.
Life Sciences: Patent Litigation respondentEuropeIt's a pleasure to work with Rais.
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Ranked Individuals at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (3)
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Irene Fernández Puyol

Pablo Fernández Cortijo

Irene Fernández Puyol
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