David Pellisé de Urquiza

Managing partner of the law firm, David has been practicing law since 1989.

He is expert in providing legal advice on the protection of intangible assets (intellectual property, know-how, trade secrets, innovation, technology transfer and distribution). David has specialised in litigation in the field of intellectual property, in particular in patent and trade mark litigation. He regularly intervenes before all national courts (from the lower courts to the Spanish Supreme Court) and before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). In addition, he has acted before the European Patent Office (EPO), the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO), the antitrust authorities (European Commission and CNMC) and other regulatory bodies.

David collaborates actively in different associations. He is a member of honour of the Spanish group of the International Association for the Protection of Industrial and Intellectual Property (AIPPI) where he formerly served as president, vice president and secretary. He is a founding member of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) and a Spanish member, at the proposal of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, of the Group of Patent Experts of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE).

He has extensive experience in arbitration at national and international level (WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization). He has intervened both as a lawyer and as an arbitrator appointed by the Barcelona Arbitration court (Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona) in industrial property and technology transfer disputes.

David is the author of dozens of publications related to different aspects of intellectual property. He works in Catalan, Spanish, English and French.

He is co-director and lecturer in the Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property, organised by the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB) and in the Magister Lvcentinvs, organised by the University of Alicante. He also gives courses on topics related to industrial and intellectual property at the University of Barcelona, the WIPO, the AIPPI, the ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association), among other.

David is a very proactive professional; his ability to connect with clients' interests, to grasp the intricacies, and to find efficient solutions from a comprehensive perspective makes him an ideal legal advisor in the IP field. He enjoys the little things in life like cooking for family and friends. He loves tennis, sailing and mountain activities.