
Enric Carbonell
Partner & Head of Barcelona OfficeProfessional Qualifications
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European Patent Attorney (EQE, 2005)
Academic Qualifications
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Universitat Ramón Llull, M. Sc. Chemistry (1984)
Enric joined ABG in 2007 and is partner in charge of the Barcelona office and has more than twenty-five years of patent experience. His practice is focused on patent prosecution, opinion work and portfolio management in the areas of chemistry and pharmaceuticals. He is a qualified European Patent Attorney (EQE, 2005).
“Leading the Barcelona office, polyglot Enric Carbonell is an important source of the overall department’s know-how and specialist knowledge in the areas of chemistry and pharmaceuticalshe possesses rich in-house counsel experience”, IAM Patent 1000 (2025)
Before joining ABG, Enric was responsible for patent prosecution at international pharmaceutical company Almirall (2002-07) and worked in the patent departments of international consumer products firm Benckiser (1990-2002) (now Reckitt-Benckiser) and Spanish consumer products firm SA Camp (1986-90).
Enric is also a regular speaker at various patent forums and is an ACCIÓ-accredited adviser.
Enric is a native speaker of Spanish and Catalan and is also fluent in English, French and German.
Email: [email protected]
Accolades
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Spain, Recommended Individual, IAM Patent 1000
Publications
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Transitional measures before Unitary Patent: early request and delay in granting (2023)
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Hello, Unitary Patent? (2022)
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Providing additional data after filing the patent application (2021)
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Exclusivity rights for pharmaceutical products. A European perspective (2020)
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What you should know on the right of priority for patents. A european perspective (2020)
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