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Uría Menéndez Offices

PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Carles Vendrell

Career
Carles Vendrell joined the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez in 2009 and he is partner of the firm since 2019. From September 2011 to February 2012 he was seconded to the Frankfurt office of Hengeler Mueller.
His practice is focused on various areas of commercial litigation. Carles advises national and multinational companies on disputes concerning intellectual property, unfair competition, contract and tort law, and consumer protection matters.
He also advises on non-contentious matters involving patents, trademarks, designs, advertising law, consumer protection, as well as on privacy and image rights-related issues.
Languages
English French German
Memberships
- Barcelona Bar Association
- Literary and Artistic Copyright Association (ALAI/ALADDA)
Education
- Law Degree, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2002
- Ph.D. in Law, Universitat de Barcelona, 2010 (special distinction)
- Recipient of the XIII Francisco de Asís Sancho Rebullida Award for the best doctoral thesis in civil law, Universidad de Navarra, 2012
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Intellectual property: patents
The team Uría Menéndez is predominantly engaged by clients from the pharmaceutical, chemical, and digital sectors seeking assistance with patent litigation and prosecution matters. Montiano Monteagudo leads the practice from Barcelona, standing out for his proficiency in patent protection and litigation matters involving the telecoms, pharmaceutical, and electronics sectors. Life sciences and plant variety specialist Ingrid Pi co-leads the group in Madrid alongside patent protection expert Borja Sainz de Aja and Carles Vendrell, who is adept in both contentious and non-contentious patent matters.
Spain > Intellectual property: Trade marks
Uría Menéndez‘s trade marks practice has a robust offering which covers advisory services, litigation, and transactional matters. The group, which is singled out for its experience before the Supreme Court, acts for household names from the cosmetics, media, and technology sectors, among others. Barcelona-based Montiano Monteagudo is skilled in both contentious and non-contentious matters, ranging from misappropriation of trade marks to unfair competition litigation. In Madrid, regulatory and commercial agreement specialist Ingrid Pi co-heads the team alongside advertising expert Borja Sainz de Aja and Carles Vendrell, a key contact for disputes concerning trade marks and designs.
Spain > Intellectual property: Copyright
(Leading partners)Uría Menéndez‘s IP team has built a strong and growing client base, featuring major names in digital platforms, media, entertainment, and telecoms. The group is well positioned to advise on both contentious and non-contentious matters involving copyright. Madrid-based life science specialist Ingrid Pi, image rights expert Carles Vendrell, and Borja Sainz de Aja, a reference for copyright-related litigation, jointly lead the department with Montiano Monteagudo, who sits in the Barcelona office, and advises clients from the pharma, tech, food, textile, and education sectors, among others, on proceedings involving the protection of a variety of IP rights, including copyright.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Spain > Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: Copyright Spain
- Intellectual property: patents Spain
- Intellectual property: Trade marks Spain
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Environment
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: TMT
- Transport: Other transport
- Private equity
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: Debt
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Transport: Shipping
- White-collar crime
- Financial services regulatory