PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Pedro has been a partner at BAYLOS since 1996. Between February 2017 and January 2021, he was President of the Spanish Group of the AIPPI. Between 2011 and 2016 he was an Of Counsel for OLSWANG in Spain. He advises his national and international clients in all Industrial Property, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition matters. He specialises in litigation in these fields, specifically in patent matters and in the area of television programme formats. Over the last few years, he has participated in important patent litigations in the pharmaceutical, telecommunications and wind turbine sectors, as well as sectors relating to different industrial machinery and one of the most famous television programme formats in Spain. His professional activity also includes advising on contractual and pre-litigation matters. He has extensive experience in cross-border litigations.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in Law at the University C.E.U. (1995).
Practising lawyer since 1996.
RECOGNITIONS / ASSOCIATIONS:
Throughout his 25 years of experience in the Industrial and Intellectual Property world, he has been nominated on a number of occasions among the most outstanding lawyers in patent litigation by the most prestigious directories such as, among others, WHO’S WHO LEGAL, IAM and CHAMBERS. He has also been mentioned for several years by the directory BEST LAWYERS.
Honorary Member of the Spanish Group of the AIPPI.
Member of the Madrid Bar Association.
PUBLICATIONS:
Author of numerous articles and regular speaker at conferences in Spain and abroad on Industrial and Intellectual Property. His notable publications include the co-authorship of the book “The new patent Law. Law 24/2015, of 24 July” published in 2015 by the publisher ARANZADI; or the article that he co-authored “Case law doctrine on awarding damages in Industrial and Intellectual Property” published by the Spanish Group of the AIPPI. in 2005 in the Book Honouring Alberto Bercovitz.
“Relevant notes on the draft bill modifying the trade mark, patent and designs laws”
“The application period is now open for EUIPO aide for SMEs"
TEACHING:
Guest Professor in the patent module at the University of Alicante for the Magister Lvcentinvs (since 2016).
Regular speaker at courses and conferences both nationally and internationally.
