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Madrid
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Borja de Carlos is a senior associate in Garrigues Intellectual Property Department, where he has pursued his professional career as engineer in the patent field. He specializes in providing technical advisory services in connection with the drafting, proscution and management of patents and patent applications, both domestic and international, pursuant to patent grant procedures at the Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office, EPO and USPTO, as well as PCT procedure. He also specializes in drafting patentability, invalidity and infringement reports. He provides technical support to the legal IP Department in patent infringement and invalidity proceedings. Given his academic background, his main activity focuses on providing advice to companies in the mechanical engineering industry, although he has experience in other industries such as telecommunications and computer-related inventions. He is an Industrial Organization Engineer and Industrial Technical Engineer, from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICAI). He is too European Patent Attorney (EQE).
Experience
Borja de Carlos is a senior associate in Garrigues Intellectual Property Department since 2010, where he has pursued his professional career since 1999. He is experienced in patent advice. Specifically, in his professional activity he participates in:
- Technical advice services in drafting, prosecuting and managing of patent rights, pursuant to patent grant procedures at the Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office (SPTO/ OEPM), European Patent Office (EPO) and procedures in third countries, as well as the PCT (PAtent Cooperation Treaty) procedure.
- Strategic advice on protection of inventions at a national and international level
- Drafting patentability, invalidity, infringement and FTO (Freedom To Operate) reports
He speaks fluently Spanish and English, and has knowledge of French.
Academic background
- Industrial Organization Engineer from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICAI)
- Industrial Technical Engineer, majoring in mechanics
- European Patent Attorney (EQE)
Memberships
- Member of the European Patent Institute (EPI)
- Member of the Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propiété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
- Member of the Official College of Graduates and Industrial Technical Engineers of Madrid (COGITIM)
- ICAI National Association/College of Engineers