LAWYER PROFILE

Manuel Lobato

Global 2026

Bird & Bird

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property: Patents

Spain

3 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Intellectual Property: Patents; Life Sciences: Patent Litigation

Career

Manuel Lobato is an experienced lawyer at Bird & Bird's Intellectual Property department in the Madrid office.

He is recognized for his specialization in Intellectual Property and Pharmaceutical Law. He has acted in several multi-jurisdictional pharmaceutical patent and Supplementary Protection Certificate cases in Spain. He has, therefore, extensive experience in patent litigation before the Spanish courts.

He also assist clients in drafting technology transfer contracts in pharma, electronics and defense sectors. He also advices universities, public institutions and private biotechnology entities on issues of ownership of research results.

Manuel has also an academic profile. He has taught Commercial Law and Intellectual Property for 30 years (at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Universidad Pública de Navarra) and he is author of several monographs, like Commentary to the Trade Mark Act (Civitas, 2nd edition 2007) and is editor of The pharmaceutical patent (IDEI 1997).

Professional Memberships

Madrid Bar Association

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Intellectual Property: Patents - Spain

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Manuel Lobato boasts a strong track record in defending generic pharmaceutical companies in patent disputes. He also handles trade mark infringement and related nullity actions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Manuel is one of those people who leave your mouth agape with their level of expertise. He is extraordinary.
Intellectual Property: PatentsChambers Global Guide
Manuel Lobato has strong communication skills and excellent technical proficiency. He is exceedingly responsive.
Intellectual Property: PatentsChambers Global Guide