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Provided by Álvaro Bourkaib

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Partner. He has extensive experience in intellectual and industrial property, advertising and unfair competition, with a focus on new technologies and technology transfer.

Álvaro Bourkaib’s practice includes the advisory, contractual and litigation aspects of the protection and transfer of intangible assets. He designs innovative strategies for protecting and transferring those rights, thanks to his interdisciplinary knowledge of authors’ rights, neighboring rights and sui generis database rights; trade secrets; and patents, trademarks, designs, plant varieties and mask works.

He provides multijurisdictional, multicultural, crossborder advice, and has worked for international firms.

Career

He lectures in several masters and postgraduate courses on intellectual property and technology transfer at universities and higher education centers, including ICADE, Universidad Carlos III, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and IE Business School. He also regularly participates in international conferences on intellectual property and new technologies.

Publications

He is the author of distinguished publications on intellectual property and new technologies.

Personal

Bachelor of Laws (2003) and Bachelor of Business Administration and Management (2004), Universidad Pontificia Comillas-ICADE, Madrid.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property: Copyrights - Spain
1
Band 1

Álvaro Bourkaib's reputation in the field sees him rise to the top tier in the rankings. He has established a solid standing for his experience handling copyright issues arising in diverse contexts, including the launch of new IT products and the negotiation of M&A transactions.


TMT: Information Technology - Spain
2
Band 2

Álvaro Bourkaib rises a tier in the IT rankings this year as a result of strong market support. He assists clients with a range of IT issues including artificial intelligence tools, technology transfer and e-signature matters.

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