Iván L. Sempere
Legal Area Director
Iván L. Sempere
Legal Area Director
Founder Partner and Co-CEO at PADIMA, very much focused in managing its Legal Area, Honorific Commercial Law Doctor and Professor of Law at the University of Alicante, Magister Lvcentinus in Intellectual Property (Alicante), Spanish Patent and Trademark Attorney and representative before the EUIPO and EPO.
After working at the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, with a wide experience there, he is a practising lawyer specialized in design protection & enforcement, as well as commercial mediator and legal expert in the Intellectual Property (IP) field. He heads and coordinates the IP defence actions for different national and international companies currently Vice chairing the INTA Design Committee, where he chaired the Law & Practice SC (2018-2020), and has been heading the Spanish Group in the Design Committee of the 2016 AIPPI World Congress in Milan. He participated in the CP10 Working Group in representation of INTA and has been included in the EUIPO List of Auditors “Quality Management Systems” for 2019 SQAP audits (Stakeholder Quality Assurance Panels) on designs invalidity decisions. He also coordinates the Intellectual Property and Innovation group of the Spanish Association for Trademarks Protection & Enforcement (ANDEMA), as well as counsel at several academic and business institutes and organizations.
He is very much linked and committed to the business world and entrepreneurship, having been the President of the University Enterprise Foundation –FUNDEUN (2012-2018), President of the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs (YES) and received the AJEV Honorary Award “Young entrepreneur 2016” to his career path and the Forum Europe Gold Medal in 2013, Business Knowledge of Fundeun 2018 among other recognitions.
Recently named Honorific Professor of the University of Alicante, is regularly invited as international speaker in several master programmes and Universities, such as ICADE, George Washington University; and Business Schools, such as Fundesem, the Academy of European Law or Florida Universitaria. Regular speaker in a wide number of congresses and courses related to innovation and its protection or the development of entrepreneur values in many countries such as Spain, United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic, etc.
He is author of numerous publications and monographs in the field of IP, particularly known because of his researches and contributions to the protection and defence of the Designs and 3D Trademarks.
He is very much linked and committed to the business world and entrepreneurship, having been the President of the University Enterprise Foundation –FUNDEUN (2012-2018), President of the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs (YES) and received the AJEV Honorary Award “Young entrepreneur 2016” to his career path and the Forum Europe Gold Medal in 2013, Business Knowledge of Fundeun 2018 among other recognitions.
Recently named Honorific Professor of the University of Alicante, is regularly invited as international speaker in several master programmes and Universities, such as ICADE, George Washington University; and Business Schools, such as Fundesem, the Academy of European Law or Florida Universitaria. Regular speaker in a wide number of congresses and courses related to innovation and its protection or the development of entrepreneur values in many countries such as Spain, United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic, etc.
He is author of numerous publications and monographs in the field of IP, particularly known because of his researches and contributions to the protection and defence of the Designs and 3D Trademarks.
Eva Toledo
Strategy & Protection Area Director
Eva Toledo
Strategy & Protection Area Director
Founder member of PADIMA – Specialized Firm on strategy, protection and defence of the innovation and creativity -, she combines her professional activity with teaching as professor of Marketing at the University of Alicante and several national and international business schools, congresses and business organisations.
In the professional field, Eva manages and coordinates the global strategy and protection matters in Intellectual Property. She is in charge of intangible assets analyses, as well as economic valuation of trademarks, auditing portfolios and drafting protection and communication proposals in terms of Intellectual Property. She supervises the International Area and handles foreign trademarks and their prosecution.
In the field of research, her latest research collaborations have been in the study “The Triangle of Business Success: Innovation, Trademark and Exportations” (2016) and in the study “The Impact of Trademarks in the Spanish Economy and Society” (2012), commissioned by ANDEMA and the OEPM to the University of Alicante.
Eva is president of the El Círculo-Directivos of Alicante and an active member, individually or in the company’s name, in various national and international professional and business associations, such as MARQUES, INTA (International Trademark Association), Spanish Marketing Association (AEMARK), Association of Advertising Communication Companies of the Valencian Region (AECPcv), Association of Directors of Communication (Dircom) and the University Enterprise Foundation (FUNDEUN).
In the professional field, Eva manages and coordinates the global strategy and protection matters in Intellectual Property. She is in charge of intangible assets analyses, as well as economic valuation of trademarks, auditing portfolios and drafting protection and communication proposals in terms of Intellectual Property. She supervises the International Area and handles foreign trademarks and their prosecution.
In the field of research, her latest research collaborations have been in the study “The Triangle of Business Success: Innovation, Trademark and Exportations” (2016) and in the study “The Impact of Trademarks in the Spanish Economy and Society” (2012), commissioned by ANDEMA and the OEPM to the University of Alicante.
Eva is president of the El Círculo-Directivos of Alicante and an active member, individually or in the company’s name, in various national and international professional and business associations, such as MARQUES, INTA (International Trademark Association), Spanish Marketing Association (AEMARK), Association of Advertising Communication Companies of the Valencian Region (AECPcv), Association of Directors of Communication (Dircom) and the University Enterprise Foundation (FUNDEUN).
Isabel Ibarra
Head of Innovation department
European Patent Agent
European Patent Agent
Isabel Ibarra
Head of Innovation department
European Patent Agent
European Patent Agent
My training as an engineer, European patent attorney and patent drafting specialist allows me to accompany you in the process of protecting your inventions through patents, utility models, PCT, European patents, etc. Moreover, with my technical expertise, I will be able to recommend how to go about the international protection of your designs.
After almost a decade working in this field, I love studying how to protect innovation by focusing on the technical aspects that differentiate you from the existing state of the art.
I will help you establish a strategy to use your Intellectual Property as a marketing and advocacy tool that goes beyond protection and adds value to your business.
After almost a decade working in this field, I love studying how to protect innovation by focusing on the technical aspects that differentiate you from the existing state of the art.
I will help you establish a strategy to use your Intellectual Property as a marketing and advocacy tool that goes beyond protection and adds value to your business.
María Sanchiz
Legal Area
María Sanchiz
Legal Area
Trained in law, industrial property and foreign trade, thanks to more than 15 years’ experience as a practicing lawyer with extensive knowledge of court practice, I can offer you reliable protection and defence of your interests in court.
I specialise in the prosecution of counterfeit goods and coordination of police and customs intervention procedures on counterfeit goods, as well as in patent and design prosecutions.
I will help you to protect your industrial and intellectual property rights through preventive measures (implementation of protocols, drafting of commercial contracts, transfer of technology or know-how) as well as defending you judicially or extrajudicially against actions that may infringe them.
Catalina Pérez
Head of the Spanish and European Union Trademark department
Catalina Pérez
Head of the Spanish and European Union Trademark department
I studied Law at the University of Santiago de Compostela and subsequently studied a Master's Degree (Magister Lvcentinvs) in Industrial and Intellectual Property (Alicante). Thanks to my training and experience acquired at PADIMA, I will advise you on the protection of your trademarks, both in Spain and in the European Union.
I will help you draw up a strategy according to your needs and set up a work plan so that you are perfectly protected against third parties and you can work with peace of mind.
I will help you draw up a strategy according to your needs and set up a work plan so that you are perfectly protected against third parties and you can work with peace of mind.
Elvira Ulibarri
Head of foreign and international Trademark department
Elvira Ulibarri
Head of foreign and international Trademark department
Thanks to my training in translation and interpreting in English and French, I will be able to help and advise you in order to try to obtain the best protection for your trademarks internationally. After a decade of experience in trademark prosecution, protection and defence, I am able to analyse and study the feasibility of registering a trademark in any country around the world, proposing a work plan adapted to your requirements and possibilities. Once your trademark is protected, I can propose global monitoring to avoid any subsequent registrations that could affect you.
I will help your trademarks accompany you in your international expansion, choosing the most efficient time and way for their territorial expansion. By doing so, all you have to worry about is the commercial success of your company.
I will help your trademarks accompany you in your international expansion, choosing the most efficient time and way for their territorial expansion. By doing so, all you have to worry about is the commercial success of your company.
Victoria Balaguer
Legal Area
Victoria Balaguer
Legal Area
Thanks to my training in Intellectual Property Law and in German and English translation and interpreting, I will defend your interests before the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), particularly in the field of European trademarks in opposition, invalidity and/or revocation proceedings, seeking the most efficient and beneficial solution for you.
My experience in advising and defending brands allows me to help you design the best strategy for each case according to your interests and possibilities.
Ana Bricio
Legal Area
Ana Bricio
Legal Area
I graduated from the University of Alicante with a Law degree, where I subsequently studied the Master's Degree in Access to the Legal Profession. I am specialised in Industrial Property Law as a University Specialist in Trademarks, Design and Competition Law through a Master's Degree (Magister Lvcentinvs) at the University of Alicante and in Intellectual Property and New Technologies through a Master's Degree at the UNIR (online university).
My job at PADIMA focuses on the protection and defence of copyrights, as well as the legal defence of industrial property, particularly trademarks and domain names on the Internet.
I also collaborate in the drafting of different legal documents and contracts for the digital environment.
My commitment to you is to be efficient in order to avoid infringements of your rights.
Nuria Ruiz
Legal Area
Nuria Ruiz
Legal Area
Graduated in Spanish and French Law at the Complutense and Sorbonne universities and specialized Intellectual Property Law at the Magister Lvcentinvs of Alicante.
Thanks to my training and experience in this field, I will help you to protect your intangible assets against third parties. Always looking for the most efficient solution according to your needs.
Particularly, I will participate in procedures related to European Union Trademark and Community Design, both administrative and judicial.
Lucía Zamora
Legal Area
Lucía Zamora
Legal Area
Graduated in Law at the University of Alicante where I have also completed the Magister Lvcentinvs in Intellectual Property and Digital Innovation.
With special interest in the digital field, my role is to protect and defend your intangibles in this area
Ángela Mira
Spanish and European Union Trademark department
Ángela Mira
Spanish and European Union Trademark department
I graduated from the University of Alicante with a Law degree, where I subsequently studied the Master's Degree in Access to the Legal Profession. I am specialised in Industrial Property Law.
Thanks to my training , I will advise you on the protection of your trademarks, both in Spain and in the European Union drawing up a strategy according to your needs.
Thanks to my training , I will advise you on the protection of your trademarks, both in Spain and in the European Union drawing up a strategy according to your needs.
Noelia Díaz
Innovation Department
Noelia Díaz
Innovation Department
My background in engineering and industrial property will help you to protect your inventions by means of patents, utility models or industrial designs. I specialise in patent drafting and feasibility studies to define a better innovation protection strategy.
I am committed to taking care of your creativity in this field so that your efforts are rewarded, from the moment your idea comes to life to its effective protection in Spain or abroad. I will also help you to understand the state of the art that affects your innovation plan in order to better protect your research and development.
I am committed to taking care of your creativity in this field so that your efforts are rewarded, from the moment your idea comes to life to its effective protection in Spain or abroad. I will also help you to understand the state of the art that affects your innovation plan in order to better protect your research and development.
Lucia Gil
Innovation Department
Lucia Gil
Innovation Department
My background in Mechanical Engineering means that I can advise you on the process of protecting your inventions and creations through patents, utility models or industrial designs.
I´m specialised in the field of patent drafting and analysis to verify whether your invention is eligible for protection, as well as in the protection of industrial designs.
I´m specialised in the field of patent drafting and analysis to verify whether your invention is eligible for protection, as well as in the protection of industrial designs.
Pau Berenguer
Innovation Department
Pau Berenguer
Innovation Department
Systems development specialist.
Supports the innovation department in the better understanding and protection of software or inventions comprising technological applications.
Supports the innovation department in the better understanding and protection of software or inventions comprising technological applications.
Ángela Martínez
Communication department
Ángela Martínez
Communication department
I graduated English Philology at the University of Alicante, where I later studied a Master's degree in Marketing and specialised in Corporate Communication.
I coordinate PADIMA's internal and external communication, as well as the strategic management of its corporate image and identity.
I coordinate PADIMA's internal and external communication, as well as the strategic management of its corporate image and identity.
Alicia Ortín
Head of the Administration department
Alicia Ortín
Head of the Administration department
With a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Alicante, and training in accounting and economic-financial analysis of companies from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, I am in charge of PADIMA's administration.
I essentially coordinate the administrative and customer service functions, as well as the management of receipts and payments.
I essentially coordinate the administrative and customer service functions, as well as the management of receipts and payments.
Natalia Kurylo
Administration department
Natalia Kurylo
Administration department
I graduated from the Academy of Commerce in Lviv, Ukraine, with a Finance degree.
I work in the Administration Department and perform customer service functions, as well as managing receipts and payments.
I work in the Administration Department and perform customer service functions, as well as managing receipts and payments.
Sergio Sánchez
Innovation Area
Sergio Sánchez
Innovation Area
I graduated in English and French Translation and Interpretation at the University of Alicante, where I also completed a Master's Degree in Institutional Translation. Thanks to my training and more than seven years of practice as a paralegal and patent translator in the field of Intellectual Property, I will help you to efficiently manage your patent, utility model and industrial design portfolio globally.
Miriam Martínez
Of Counsel
Miriam Martínez
Of Counsel
Of Counsel at PADIMA. Currently, Quality Manager and Master's Director of the Intellectual Property , Competition and Business Innovation Master at the “Universidad Internacional de la Empresa”. She graduated in Law from the University of Santiago de Compostela and obtained a Master's Degree in Private Law and a PhD (International Mention in the area of Commercial Law) from the same university, receiving the Extraordinary Doctorate Award and highlighting her period as a researcher at the Max Planck in Munich. From the beginning, Miriam has combined her interest in teaching Commercial Law at different universities with her private practice, especially in the field of Intellectual Property and Competition Law. Miriam is the author of numerous publications and a regular speaker in the field of Intellectual Property and Competition Law.
María Villanueva
Foreign and International Trademark Department
María Villanueva
Foreign and International Trademark Department
Graduated in Tourism by the University of Alicante (UA), with specific education in Marketing and Sales by Fundesem.
With 15 years of experience in different sectors, I have been provided with the necessary skills to mediate with international correspondents in order to take care and protect the rights of your brand.
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