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Financial Times selects ABG IP among the top patent firms in Europe for the fifth consecutive year
The prestigious economic newspaper, Financial Times, once again includes us in its “Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms” ranking which has been rigorously drawn up by

The impact of Artificial Intelligence on industrial property
In recent weeks, the advantages of chatbots, such as chatGPT or Character.AI, have been constantly mentioned in the media and on social networks. These tools

Juan Arias explains the patent system to Francisco de Vitoria University Pharmacy students
Juan Arias, a co-founder and managing partner of ABG Intellectual Property, delivered a presentation included in the subject “Identification of Therapeutic Targets” for the Francisco

Changes proposed in Europe for Supplementary Protection Certificates and the creation of a unitary SPC
The European Commission has presented a regulation in which it proposes amendments to Regulation 469/2009 on Supplementary Protection Certificates for medicinal products. In parallel, in

Three ABG IP patent paralegals obtain European Patent Administrator Certificate (EPAC)
Recently the European Patent Office (EPO) has unveiled the results of the first examination in history to obtain the European Patent Administrator Certificate (EPAC). Among

Our trademark services have been selected for inclusion in the WTR 1000 ranking, and three of our professionals have been individually recommended
Another year, the prestigious journal specialising in trademark legal protection, World Trademark Review, has chosen the services provided by ABG IP in the category “Prosecution

Enric Carbonell attends the Unitary Patent seminar organized by the epi
Our partner and Head of the ABG IP office in Barcelona, Enric Carbonell, attended the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court seminar last Thursday, February

André Santos, new Associate at ABG IP
We are pleased to announce the appointment of André Santos as an Associate of ABG Intellectual Property. André holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from

Test runs of the tool (CMS) to file documentation before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) begin
As of 13 February, the new version of the Case Management System (CMS) enabled by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Registry so that potential users

MWC 2023: the courts renew their commitment to swift action in industrial property cases
A new edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023) will be held once again in Barcelona from 27 February to 2 March 2023. Like

European grants for trademarks & designs: Ideas powered for business SME FUND 2023
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published the 2023 call for grants from the Ideas powered for business SME Fund. The initiative was

Transitional measures before Unitary Patent: early request and delay in granting
From 1 January, European patent applicants who receive an intention to grant communication (communication under Rule 71(3) of the European Patent Convention) can benefit from the