Author: Borja de Carlos

Patent litigation funding: a rising trend
Access to third-party funding is becoming a key tool for businesses with valuable patents and limited resources to be able to litigate on equal terms and promote innovation. Third-party litigation funding (TPF) has become a real alternative for startups and SME’s to be able to face the high costs that a lawsuit may involve and […]

VEGAN IP II: Protection of innovation in sustainable materials via patents
How can you use patents to protect the innovation that lies behind plant materials and at the same time secure a competitive edge in the market? The reply is clear: through exclusivity. We will be looking at this in this article, following our first post Vegan IP in which we described the use of trademarks […]

During lockdown applications for utility models to stop viruses grew in Spain
During the state of emergency, at least 110 applications for utility models were filed for products related to the fight against the pandemic. For individuals and small and medium-sized companies, utility models are an attractive way of protecting rights given the speed at which such applications are processed. The COVID-19 crisis led Spain to declare […]