Ms Mercedes Corbal > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Offices
CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
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Ms Mercedes Corbal
Work Department
Intellectual Property and Technology
Position
Lawyer.
Career
She has extensive experience in litigation related to the invalidity, revocation and trademark infringement actions before commercial, administrative and European Union courts.
She offers continuous legal advice to companies in relation to protection of their trademarks portfolio as well as compliance with advertising and unfair competition regulations. She has extensive experience in administrative proceedings before the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office as well as before the European Union Intellectual Property Office. She assists clients in the design and protection of their new projects and in the arrangement of proof of use submissions and pleadings on their brands’ fame and reputation. She also represents clients in advertising matters before Autocontrol (Association for Advertising Self-regulation).
Languages
Spanish, Catalan, English
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
Adigital: Asociación Española de la Economía Digital
Education
She has a Degree in Law by Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She obtained Master’s degree in Copyright and Information Society by Universidad Carlos III and Master’s degree “Magister Lvcentinvs, LL.M” in Intellectual Property and Information Society by Universidad de Alicante.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Intellectual property: patents
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo‘s IP group frequently advises on protection, commercialisation and licensing matters, but is best known for its litigation practice, which is called upon to protect patents in the technology, life sciences, electronics and telecoms sectors. The lead partners in Madrid are Jesús Muñoz-Delgado, who specialises in biotechnology and plant variety matters, and litigator Sofía Martínez-Almeida. Associate Mercedes Corbal has significant experience in administrative proceedings before the Spanish Patents and Trade Marks Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Partner Gonzalo Ulloa retired in 2023.
Spain > Intellectual property: Trade marks
(Rising stars)Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a highly respected IP practice that is active in trade marks, designs, unfair competition, and advertising law, and stands out for its track record in the protection, enforcement litigation and licensing of brands. The lead partners are IP enforcement specialist Jesús Muñoz-Delgado and Sofía Martínez-Almeida, who has extensive expertise in online and digital issues. Martinez-Almeida also leads the firm’s retail and fashion group, while Muñoz-Delgado is a key adviser to clients in the food and life sciences sectors. At associate level, Anna Viladás Jené handles both contentious and non-contentious matters, notably in the entertainment and art industries, while Mercedes Corbal frequently advises on regulatory issues in the food sector. Gonzalo Ulloa retired in 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property: patents Spain
- Intellectual property: Trade marks Spain
- Rising stars Spain > Intellectual property: Trade marks
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Transport: Other transport
- White-collar crime
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Data privacy and data protection
- Transport: Shipping