Bio

Mercedes is a lawyer in the Industrial Property, Intellectual Property and Technology area at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo and an Industrial Property Agent.

She specialises in providing legal advice to national and international clients on trademarks, designs, unfair competition and advertising. As an Industrial Property Agent, she represents national and international clients and manages their portfolios in the different trademark offices.

She has extensive experience in trademark invalidity, revocation and infringement litigation before commercial, administrative and EU courts. She provides ongoing legal advice to companies in relation to the protection of their trademark portfolios, as well as compliance with advertising and unfair competition rules. He has extensive experience in administrative proceedings before the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Mercedes assists clients in the design and protection of their new projects and in the preparation of proofs of use and pleadings on the reputation and notoriety of their trademarks. She represents clients in advertising matters before the Association for the Self-Regulation of Commercial Communication (Autocontrol).

She holds a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid and a master’s degree in Copyright and Information Technology from the Carlos III University of Madrid, as well as a master’s degree in Intellectual Property and Information Technology “Magister Lvcentinvs, LL.M” from the University of Alicante. Mercedes has been recognised in 2022 and 2023 by the prestigious directories Chambers as Associate to Watch in Intellectual Property: Patents & Trade Marks, Legal500 as Rising Star in IP Trademarks and World Trademark Review and has participated as author or co-author in various specialised legal publications and teaches about trademarks and defence of rights in several master’s degrees in industrial property. She is a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property – AIPPI and the Association of European Trade Mark Owners – MARQUES.

Membership of professional bodies and associations

Madrid Bar Association no. 86482
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property – AIPPI
Association of European Trade Mark Owners – MARQUES
Special Registry of Industrial Property Agents OEPM no. 1175/4

Languages

Spanish
Catalan
English

Acknowledgments

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Restructuring/Insolvency: Restructuring

"He is sought after for cross-border restructuring transactions."

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Intellectual Property: Patents & Trade Marks

"her strong point is the great knowledge and experience she has in the field"

The Legal 500 2021. The Legal 500 2021. Intellectual property: Trade Marks

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