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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

End of Brexit transitional period: cloned UK and EU Trademarks from 1 January 2026
The transitional period following Brexit will come to an end on 31 December 2025. This has important consequences for your cloned UK trademarks and for

Two new representatives before the Unified Patent Court at ABG IP: Sofia Pettersson and Irene Vázquez
At ABG Intellectual Property, we are pleased to announce that our colleagues from the Barcelona office, Sofia Pettersson and Irene Vázquez, have been included in

We obtain the HappyIndex®AtWork 2025 certification
ABG IP has been granted, for the first time, the international HappyIndex®AtWork certification, issued by the European consultancy ChooseMyCompany. This recognition confirms that the firm

Biotechnologist Hélio Roque is accredited as European Patent Attorney
We are pleased to announce that our colleague Hélio Roque has passed the rigorous test, European Qualifying Examination (EQE), that is required to work as
