María Corral
PartnerProfessional Qualifications
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European Patent Attorney (EQE 2017)
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WIPO and UPOV, Advanced Course in Examination of applications for plant breeders‘ rights (2022)
Academic Qualifications
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid, M.Sc. Biochemistry (2004)
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ph.D. Biochemistry (2009)
María joined ABG in 2012 and is a partner in the Biotechnology & Life Science department. Her practice is focused on opinion work, drafting patent applications and patent prosecution in the area of biotechnology. She is a qualified European Patent Attorney (EQE, 2017).
“She prepares the meetings very well and communicates very well. Good English skills and good composition of the patent documents”, IP Stars from Managing IP
In recent years, María Corral has also completed various training sessions at the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) endorsed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Before joining ABG, María was a post-doctoral researcher at Hospital Universitario La Princesa (2009-2012), working on the effect of hypoxia in the extracellular matrix remodelling in the renal cell carcinoma. Her thesis work concerned protein acylation and identification and characterization of a novel palmitoyl transferase and its substrates.
She has published papers in peer-reviewed journals (Cell Metabolism, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta) and presented her work at international scientific meetings.
María is a native speaker of Spanish and Galician and is fluent in English.
Email: mcorral@abg-ip.com
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