Andersen integrates Margareto IP

Andersen integrates the Valencian firm Margareto Intellectual Property (IP), a boutique specialized in industrial and intellectual property law and in advice related to the intangible assets of companies. As a result of this incorporation, Carolina Sánchez Margareto, founder of Margareto IP, joins Andersen as director of the M&A department in the Valencia office, together with María Amparo Godoy, as lawyer.

José Vicente Morote, managing partner of Andersen, states that “the integration of Margareto IP in Andersen strengthens our portfolio of highly specialized legal services and will allow us to offer even more complete solutions to our clients in a matter as relevant as intangible assets”. He adds that “this integration reflects our commitment to offer a service based on quality and excellence, as well as to grow in order to continue being the reference firm in the Valencian legal market”.

Management, prosecution and registration of trademarks, patents and industrial designs

With this union, the firm expands its capacity in key areas such as the management, prosecution and registration of trademarks, patents and industrial designs, as well as in the prior advice, registration and protection of intellectual property rights.

Carolina Sánchez Margareto

With 20 years of experience, Sánchez Margareto holds a degree in Law from the University of Valencia and has completed postgraduate studies in Business Administration and Management, Transnational Intellectual Property, and as a technician specialized in Trademarks, Design and Antitrust. She is specialized in the management, prosecution and defense of trademarks and designs before organizations such as the EUIPO, the SPTO and the WIPO. Throughout her career, she has worked for the textile, pharmaceutical, food, artistic and audiovisual sectors, and has advised Spanish brands on international expansion strategies in markets such as China, Japan, USA, Latin America and the United Arab Emirates. He is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).

Benjamín Prieto, partner of Andersen and director of the Andersen office in Valencia, explains that “the incorporation of Carolina Sánchez Margareto and her team broadens our technical scope in the field of industrial and intellectual property, and consolidates us as leaders in key areas of law in which innovation is a differential factor”. He also adds that “having a first class IP area is essential to respond to the demand for services of the Valencian business ecosystem, which is characterized by its sophistication, as well as by its innovative and entrepreneurial spirit”.