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Colm Ahern
Industrial Engineer and lawyer specializing in patent litigation
Colm Ahern has a professional career spanning over 30 years, combining his technical training as an engineer with his legal practice as a lawyer specializing in industrial property. He specializes in patent litigation, where his experience as an engineer in the automotive, household appliance, and electronics industries is particularly relevant. He is a member of the Panel of Neutrals of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and has been selected as an expert by the China National Advisory Center for Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Settlement (CNIPA).
Teaching activity
He is a professor of patent law at the Instituto de Empresa and has taught master's programs in intellectual and industrial property at the University of Alicante (Lucentinus), the University of Navarra, and the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Training
- Graduate in Law from the University of Alcalá.
- Industrial Engineer in the mechanical branch from University College Dublin.
- Master of Science (MSc) from Loughborough University, UK.
- Practicing lawyer since 2007.
Practice Areas
Litigation, arbitration and mediation in the following matters:
- Patents
«Colm Ahern capitalizes on his background as an engineer in his patent practice work. He is able to secure favorable results, thanks to his specialist insight across a plethora of highly complex technical fields, ranging from telecommunications and pharmaceuticals, to mechanical devices and solar energy.»
IAM Patent 1000
Associations of which he is a member
AIPPI, GRUR
Languages
Spanish English German
Mutual recognition
WIPR Leaders, IAM Patent 1000, Leaders Leage: Best patent litigation firms in Spain, Best Lawyers in Spain, Benchmark Litigation Europe, The Legal 500.
Colm Ahern
- Partner
- Legal area
- cta@elzaburu.es
Associations of which he is a member
AIPPI, GRUR
Languages
Spanish English German
Seniority in the firm
2007
Years of Experience
- Extensive experience in the industrial sector.
- Specialist in patent litigation.
- Extensive experience in negotiating patent agreements and related issues.
- Spanish member of the Panel of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center.
- Member of the WIPO ICT Panel of Neutrals for dispute resolution in the field of ICTs.
- Expert selected by the China National Advisory Center for Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Settlement (CNIPA).
Training
- Lawyer (University of Alcalá).
- Collegiate in 2007, Madrid.
- Industrial Engineer (Mechanical Specialty) (University College, Dublin).
- Master of Science (Loughborough University, United Kingdom).
Practice Areas
- Patents
- Litigation, arbitration, mediation.
- ICT Law.
- Know-how.
