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Antipiracy

The spectacular increase in the phenomenon of copyright piracy and the falsification or usurpation of trademarks and patents and other industrial and intellectual property rights in recent years, with its disastrous effects on the market, forces companies to make an increasing effort to combat this scourge through available legal means.

The first preventive measure is to prevent goods that violate industrial and intellectual property rights from being introduced into Spanish territory through the external borders of the EU. ELZABURU processes requests for customs protection of these rights, both at national and community level, and was the first Firm in Spain to request customs protection throughout the EU.

When products are manufactured or distributed in Spain, the prosecution of the crime requires the active intervention of the police authority. The special circumstances in which these crimes are committed require our rapid and coordinated action with the police groups specialized in the matter to carry out the appropriate raids and seize the counterfeit goods.

In order to combat counterfeiting in a global, coherent manner and with due budget control, we have designed anti-piracy programs adaptable to each client.

Our ELZABURU section, experts in industrial and intellectual property, Anti-Piracy, collaborates closely with customs, police and judicial authorities and has extensive experience in detecting and obtaining evidence of crime as well as in the subsequent processing of criminal proceedings for the achieving convictions and compensation for damages. The practice of mediation in this field requires not only the necessary legal specialization, but also knowing the process and techniques that will be used by the mediator to bring the parties together and bring them to an agreement. .

The Firm has several criminal lawyers, experts in industrial and intellectual property, dedicated exclusively to combating fraud and piracy of our clients globally.

How do we help you?

Customs protection measures against the import of counterfeit or pirated products, both nationally and throughout the EU.
Market surveillance.
Investigations in relation to the importation, manufacture and distribution of counterfeit or pirated products.
Surveillance and investigation of Internet sales of counterfeit or pirated products.
Criminal defense of the right to honor, privacy and self-image.

Criminal defense of industrial secrets.
Presentation of complaints and collaboration with police and judicial authorities during the development of the raids.
Presentation and maintenance of the private prosecution or defense in criminal proceedings in these matters.
Negotiation of extrajudicial agreements.
Development of anti-piracy programs ad hoc.