## [Intellectual Property](/en_GB/services/intellectual-property) The **Garrigues Intellectual Property service** (Garrigues IP) is renowned for its unique combination of exceptional IP know-how and the firm's expertise in other areas. Our team is made up of industrial property agents, engineers, designers, economists and lawyers, enabling us to provide 360º advice. We protect our clients’ intangible assets from an integral, practical and strategic standpoint. To so do, we work in conjunction with the tax, antitrust, labor and employment, administrative law and criminal law departments of Garrigues. The dedication, meticulous approach and integrity of our professionals has won the trust of **clients ranging from startups to major multinationals**. Our hard work is reflected in our success rate. We like to get to know our clients’ business in order to offer definitive solutions. We prefer negotiation to litigation and our priority is to resolve issues as quickly, economically and effectively as possible, but we are experts in handling complex lawsuits if the need so arises. Our **lawyers** are particularly valued for their ability to deliver innovative and highly sophisticated solutions in situations of uncertainty. The dedication, quality and leadership of the Garrigues Intellectual Property service has been recognized by the most prestigious international directories, in which our clients have endorsed the excellence of our work. ## Our services - Our team has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration proceedings in relation to industrial and intellectual property, digital businesses, unfair competition and advertising. - Broad expertise in advising digital businesses, including online stores, content platforms, search engines, social networks and web3 (metaverse, NFTs, AR, VR and XR). - Audiovisual law, musical law, publishing law and art law. Advice on collective bargaining in relation to IP rights, including independent management entities. - Multidisciplinary advice on patents, trade secrets, plant varieties and technology transfer. - Advice on contractual and contentious matters, with a view to protecting fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression and information and the right to honor, privacy and personal portrayal. - Advice on the registration of trademarks, patents and industrial designs through our own industrial property agency. [Blog Intellectual Property](http://blogip.garrigues.com) [Garrigues Digital](/en_GB/garrigues-digital) ## Global heads ![Carolina Pina Sánchez - Garrigues](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/team/photo/Carolina_Pina_Sanchez_en_20260611.jpg?itok=HruiKiei) [Carolina Pina ](/en_GB/team/carolina-pina-sanchez) ![](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/telefono-contacto.svg)+34 91 514 52 00 ![](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/ubicacion-contacto.svg)[Madrid](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/office/madrid) ![](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/email-contacto.svg)[Contact](mailto:carolina.pina@garrigues.com) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/team/photo/10006393.jpg?itok=acyLpyoP) [João Miranda ](/en_GB/team/joao-miranda-sousa) ![](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/telefono-contacto.svg)+351 213 821 200 ![](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/ubicacion-contacto.svg)[Lisbon](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/office/lisbon) ![](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/email-contacto.svg)[Contact](mailto:joao.miranda@garrigues.com) [Find more professionals](../../en_GB/team-service/1421) ## Other Garrigues services Seleccionar el servicio ServiceAdministrative and Constitutional LawAgribusiness and FoodAutomotiveBanking and FinanceCorporate and M&ACriminal Law and Internal InvestigationsData Economy, Privacy and CybersecurityDispute Resolution: Litigation and ArbitrationEnergyEU and Antitrust LawFamily BusinessFashion LawFinancial RegulationHuman Capital ServicesInfrastructureInsuranceIntellectual PropertyLabor and EmploymentLife Sciences and HealthcareMedia and EntertainmentPlanning, Zoning and EnvironmentPrivate EquityReal EstateRestructuring and InsolvencySecurities MarketsSportsStartups & Open innovationSustainabilityTaxTechnology, Communications and DigitalTourism and HotelsTransport, Logistics and Shipping ## Publications - 07 / 24 / 2026 [### The AI Digital Omnibus Regulation has been published, redefining deadlines and simplifying requirements for companies and developers](/node/15960) The new European regulation published in the OJEU will require many organizations to revisit their artificial intelligence (AI) compliance plans. While it introduces simplification measures and extends certain transition periods, it also modifies… [](/node/15960) - 07 / 22 / 2026 [### The European Union’s digital regulatory crossroads: simplification, increased flexibility, or deregulation?](/node/15950) The legislative process surrounding the Digital Omnibus and AI Omnibus packages has placed a fundamental issue at the heart of the European debate: how to reduce burdens and gain competitiveness without eroding the trust, legal certainty and rights… [](/node/15950) - 07 / 01 / 2026 [### Pathways to extend the term of pharmaceutical patents in Mexico](/node/15880) A combination of regulatory developments and recent judicial criteria have opened different avenues to adjust the duration of exclusivity periods. [](/node/15880) - 06 / 25 / 2026 [### Television vs. Internet: The CJEU Clarifies Jurisdiction in International Defamation Cases](/en_GB/new/television-vs-internet-cjeu-clarifies-jurisdiction-international-defamation-cases) The CJEU judgment in Idziski clarifies the criteria for jurisdiction in defamation cases involving dissemination across multiple Member States. The ruling distinguishes between content broadcast on television and on the internet, confirms the… [](/en_GB/new/television-vs-internet-cjeu-clarifies-jurisdiction-international-defamation-cases) [See more](../../en_GB/publications/list?f[0]=service%3A1421)