ABG IP hires new head for its engineering and ICT patent departments in Catalonia

Lluís Vilalta, who has over 20 years of IP experience, has joined ABG Intellectual Property to lead the engineering, physics, and information technology patent departments in the Barcelona office of the leading Spanish intellectual property firm.

Vilalta’s brilliant profile includes his qualifications as a European patent attorney, Spanish patent and trademark agent, and representative before the Unified Patent Court. His extensive experience before the European Patent Office has been recognized by IAM Patent 1000, the renowned international ranking specializing in intellectual property. In its latest edition, IAM Patent 1000 describes Lluís Vilalta as being “highly sought after for his ability to identify the most important elements of a case, and he scrutinizes every brief with a fine-toothed comb.”

Vilalta, an engineer, is also trained in mediating civil and commercial issues, practices as a technical expert, and frequently participates as an expert in patent and industrial design infringement and invalidity litigations. Before joining ABG, Vilalta was a partner and head of the patent department of a well-known Barcelona-based IP boutique.

Vilalta joins the ABG IP department led by partners Fernando Prieto, Pablo Calvo, and Laura de la Vega, whose ranks include engineers from different fields, including notably aeronautical, mechanical, computer, and telecommunications engineering, as well as two PhD holders in physical sciences. With the arrival of Vilalta, this team, which provides services to clients of all sizes, from startups and SMEs to innovative multinationals in the public and private sectors, now boasts a total of eight European patent attorneys.

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