Chemistry & Materials
Our team of patent attorneys has a solid knowledge and experience in technical areas like Chemistry and Materials. Having PhDs or experience acquired in industry or postdoctoral positions, they have the tools to understand and solve complex problems in this area of Science.
Chemistry
Our team of patent attorneys has a deep understanding of organic, organometallic and polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, chemical engineering and petrochemicals. They combine this understanding with their IP knowledge and experience to provide quality and effective service to a wide range of industries.
Our clients come from diverse sectors such as petroleum refining, plastics, photolithography, pulp and paper, explosives, natural products, chemical synthesis & processes, etc.
We have successfully advised our clients in relation to the recycling of polyurethanes, functionalised rubbers, gasoline additives, printing plates and pigments based on metallic complexes.
Materials
Following an impressive development in recent years, Material science has become the basis of important innovations: nanomaterials, LEDs, security and RFID markers, biomaterials, ceramics, graphene, etc.
Our specialised patent attorneys have successfully advised clients in projects relating to graphene materials, digital enamel inks, composite materials for aircrafts, cellulose nanofibers, synthesis of nanowires, Atomic Quantum Clusters (AQCs) or RAMAN security markers.
Our specialists in this category
Juan Arias
Managing PartnerJuan cofounded ABG in 2003. He has more than 30 years of experience in IP
Enric Carbonell
PartnerEnric is European Patent Attorney and is partner in charge of the Barcelona office. He has more than 25 years of experience in IP
Almudena Fernández
PartnerAlmudena is European Patent Attorney. She holds a PhD in Chemistry and is a partner in the Chemistry & Materials and Pharma Departments
Tomás Llamas
AssociateTomás is European Patent Attorney since 2012. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and is an associate in the Chemistry & Materials Department
Marta Rodríguez
AssociateMarta is an European Patent Attorney and Spanish Patent and Trademark Agent. She is an associate in the Chemistry & Materials Department
Sofia Pettersson
AssociateSofia is European Patent Attorney (EQE, 2015). She holds a PhD in Chemistry and is an associate in the Chemistry & Materiales Department
Iain A. McGeoch
AssociateIain is European Patent Attorney and holds a M.Sc. in Medicinal Chemistry.He is an associate and responsible for ABG’s Basque Country office
André Santos
AssociateAndré is European Patent Attorney and he holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry. He joined ABG in 2016
Virginia Gómez
Patent AdviserVirginia is an European Patent Attorney and Spanish Patent and Trademark Agent. She holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering
Frédéric Ratel
Patent AdviserFrédéric is an European Patent Attorne and he holds a PhD in Chemistry
Ana Herreros
Patent AdviserAna holds a Ph.D. in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology and she is Spanish Patent and Trademark Agent
Giovanni Bottari
Patent AdviserGiovanni holds a PhD in Chemistry Sciences. He joined ABG in 2021 and is a patent adviser in the Chemistry & Materials Department
Estefanía del Horno
Patent AdviserEstefanía joined ABG in 2023. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and works as patent advisor in the Chemistry & Materials Department.
