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Juan Arias and Fernando Prieto recognised in IAM Global Leaders 2027
We’re delighted to share that our partners Juan Arias and Fernando Prieto have once again been included in IAM Global Leaders 2027. This distinction recognises

ABG IP Andalusia: our new office opens in Granada
We are delighted to announce that ABG Intellectual Property is expanding into Andalusia. We are opening an office in Granada, our fifth office in Spain,

Lexology Index recognises four ABG professionals among Spain’s leading IP specialists
Good news for our ABGteam! The 2026 edition of the Lexology IP Rankings has recognised four ABG professionals among Spain’s leading intellectual property specialists: ⭐

Celebrating 20 Years of the European Patent Law Course
The European Patent Law Course celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI), a Spanish public business school, in an event that

Financial Times awards us gold across all technical areas and ranks our firm as a leader in patents in Europe
We are among the European elite of patent firms. This is confirmed by the latest edition of the ranking “Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms”, published

IAM Patent 1000 highlights ABG Intellectual Property’s distinctive, strategy-driven patent practice
ABG Intellectual Property has once again been recognised in the IAM Patent 1000 ranking, one of the most prestigious international directories in the field of

Pascal Box: technological innovation and intellectual property amid the booming growth of padel
Padel has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. According to industry data, the global padel market reached an estimated value of €2

Farewell to the validation fee in Moldova: new Contracting State of the European patent system
On 1 June 2026, the Republic of Moldova is due to become the 40th Contracting State of the European Patent Organisation (EPO). After almost seven

Jorge Ibor, new Spanish Patent and Trademark Agent before the OEPM
We are pleased to announce that Jorge Ibor, a member of the Biotechnology and Life Sciences Department at ABG Intellectual Property and Head of our

Languages and translations in the European patent system
The language regime of the European patent system directly affects processing and validation costs and times. Knowing in which languages a European patent application can

WTR 1000 once again places us among the leading trademark firms and highlights the work of three specialists
“For more than two decades, ABG Intellectual Property has stood as one of the most respected names of Spanish intellectual property and a guarantor of

Revision of the EPO’s PACE Programme: how to accelerate the prosecution of your European patent in 2026
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced a relevant revision of the PACE programme, the mechanism that enables accelerated prosecution of European patent applications. The