Ms Sonia Santos > Grau & Angulo > Barcelona, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Grau & Angulo
C/ JOSEP IRLA I BOSCH 5-7
08034 BARCELONA
Spain

Position

Partner

Career

Sonia has been with GRAU & ANGULO since its foundation in 2003 and was made a partner in 2008.

She offers 360º advice, principally to international clients, and is recognised for her strategic thinking and great flexibility. She specialises in litigation on trade marks, designs, copyright and unfair competition.

Her work is acknowledged by the most important directories of the sector. She has received the Client Choice Award for Trade marks and  MIP has included her in The Top 250 Women in IP in three occasions.

She regularly contributes to international publications specialising in intellectual property.

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

Member of the Barcelona Bar Association

Education

Master in Industrial and Intellectual Property (LLM) from the Queen Mary Institute of London University.
Graduate in Law, speciality economics, from the University of Deusto and member of the Barcelona Bar since 2002.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Intellectual property: Trade marks

Grau & Angulo possesses a deep bench of IP lawyers for whom trade marks are a key focus. The vastly experienced Alejandro Angulo leads the practice in Barcelona, which has many up-and-coming partners. Litigator Maite Ferrandiz has notable experience before the Supreme Court. Counterfeiting and infringement specialist Carlota Viola is a key adviser to the fashion, luxury goods and perfume industries, while Jordi Camó is highly regarded for his IP litigation skills. The Madrid office is also home to key practitioners, among them Sonia Santos, who frequently handles cross-border IP matters for UK and US clients.

Spain > Intellectual property: Copyright

Highly regarded boutique Grau & Angulo frequently works in cross-border IP mandates alongside international law firms. Its diverse range of work encompasses trade mark, patent, design and copyright litigation, as well as advice on domain names, licensing, unfair competition and anti-counterfeiting. In the copyright area, its client roster consists of major businesses in the automotive, media, entertainment, telecoms, content creation, healthcare, and fashion industries. Lead partner Ignacio Marqués provides ‘good and practical advice‘ on transactional matters. Litigation partners Maite Ferrandiz and Sonia Santos are central to the practice.