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
Chambers Review
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a well-regarded multidisciplinary practice offering capabilities in M&A, regulatory and contentious work in the life sciences sector. The firm regularly advises on public procurement matters, including appeals of public tender awards. It has acted for leading pharmaceutical manufacturers on the establishment of Spanish subsidiaries. The firm also has notable experience representing clients in patent litigation cases.
Work Highlights
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advised Laboratorios Fidia on several contractual and regulatory matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is composed of senior lawyers that can evaluate with depth a great variety of legal topics in a practical way."
"Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a good international scope. Its team raises international issues very well and proposes good solutions."
"It offers excellent client service. The team is very responsive and answers questions with the right amount of detail."
"The team is composed of senior lawyers that can evaluate with depth a great variety of legal topics in a practical way."
"Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a good international scope. Its team raises international issues very well and proposes good solutions."
"It offers excellent client service. The team is very responsive and answers questions with the right amount of detail."
Notable Practitioners
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.
"Besides her deep knowledge of law, she has a human approach that makes the work flow smoothly."
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