Gustavo Fúster Olaguibel
Associate
Pharmacist, Lawyer, MBA, Spanish and European Patent Attorney
Profile
Languages: English, Spanish
Specialisation
Study and filing of industrial property rights applications before the European and Spanish patent offices; patent prosecution; drafting of opinions on validity, industrial property infringements and expert reports in nullity and infringement proceedings before the Spanish Commercial Courts. He has extensive experience in chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological patents.
Professional memberships
EPI, EPLAW, COAPI, Official Bar Association of Madrid, AIPPI
Career
He holds a Degree in Pharmacy from the Complutense University of Madrid (1995-2001) and an MBA (Biotechnology) (2001-2002) (Aliter). He studied Law at the Spanish National University of Distance Education (UNED) from 2004 to 2012. He held the position of Business Development and Patents Manager at the biotechnology firm Genetrix Corp from 2002 to 2005 (gaining experience in the field of monoclonal antibodies and adult stem cell technology). He was Patents Manager at a Spanish patent attorney firm from 2005 to 2009. He was Director of the Technology Transfer Office of the Andalusian Public Healthcare System from 2009 to 2011 (practical experience in Spanish civil, administrative and commercial law, and in advanced therapies (stem cells and tissue engineering, nanotechnology and gene therapy)). He obtained the title of Spanish Industrial Property Attorney in 2007, the title of European Patent Attorney in 2008 and the CEIPI Diploma in Patent Litigation in Europe in 2011. He joined HOFFMANN EITLE in 2011.