Leveraging its international IP expertise, the patent practice at Hogan Lovells Spain acts for an array of multinational corporations from the TMT, consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals sectors, to name a few. The unit is well-regarded for its experience in representing clients in patent litigation and providing strategic advice. Burkhart Goebel, who splits his time between Madrid and Hamburg, jointly oversees the team with Imogen Fowler, the office managing partner in Alicante. Both practitioners demonstrate strong capabilities in IP disputes. Ana Castedo is well-versed in patent litigation involving the telecoms, tech, and pharmaceutical industries, while Inmaculada Lorenzo is particularly skilled in patent enforcement proceedings.
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- ‘The best team in Spain for patent litigation. Two extremely talented and knowledgeable partners with a very unusual capacity for understanding not only the legal but also the technical aspects.’
- ‘They have a capacity of understanding different aspects of technology and its correlation with patent law, such as when assessing inventive steps and added matter.’
- ‘Inmaculada Lorenzo and Ana Castedo are both very professional, friendly, hard-working, and relentless in their preparation. They will not stop until everything is perfect.’
- 'Hogan Lovells Spain's Intellectual Property – Patents practice stands out for its rare combination of technical rigour, strategic clarity, and exceptional ability to anticipate risks in complex legal environments. Its approach is methodical, deeply analytical, and, at the same time, extraordinarily focused on generating practical solutions for clients.'
- 'The team naturally integrates cutting-edge legal knowledge with real technological understanding, enabling it to approach litigation and negotiations with a sophisticated and comprehensive vision. Unlike other firms, its communication is always direct, transparent, and highly collaborative. The team's ability to synthesise, especially when translating dense legal scenarios into understandable courses of action, is a differentiating factor.'
Key clients
- Vodafone
- Meril Life Sciences
- OPPO
- OnePlus
- Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Realme
- Corning Optical Communications
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Netflix
Work highlights
Represented Meril Life Sciences, a multinational medical device company, in a complex patent dispute concerning heart valves and catheters.
Represented Vodafone in high-value patent infringement proceedings before the Madrid Commercial Courts brought by Top Power Control (TOT) concerning mobile phone power control technology.
Represented Corning in a series of complex patent litigations in Spain relating to fibre optics technology, currently pending before the Commercial Courts of Barcelona.
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Practice head
Burkhart Goebel; Imogen Fowler
Other key lawyers
Ana Castedo; Inmaculada Lorenzo