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About
Provided by Álvaro Bourkaib
Practice Areas
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
Europe
Álvaro Bourkaib has established a solid standing for his experience handling copyright issues arising in diverse contexts, including the launch of new IT products and digital rights matters.
Álvaro Bourkaib maintains a prominent practice in IT, assisting clients with a range of issues including artificial intelligence tools, software technology, e-commerce and fintech regulatory matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is technically flawless and a sharp negotiator who can be flexible when needed."
"He takes the time to get to know his clients and anticipates issues."
"Álvaro Bourkaib has extensive knowledge, which means that he can look at strategic challenges and evaluate the commercial vision as well as practicality."
"Álvaro has an unwavering commitment to understanding and achieving their clients' business objectives."
"He is technically flawless and a sharp negotiator who can be flexible when needed."
"He takes the time to get to know his clients and anticipates issues."
"Álvaro Bourkaib has extensive knowledge, which means that he can look at strategic challenges and evaluate the commercial vision as well as practicality."
"Álvaro has an unwavering commitment to understanding and achieving their clients' business objectives."
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