Ana Castedo | Madrid | Hogan Lovells

Ana Castedo

Partner Intellectual Property

Languages

English, Spanish

Castedo Ana

Ana Castedo
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Excellent legal skills. Very good strategic thinking.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022

Ana Castedo, a Hogan Lovells partner in the Intellectual Property, Media and Technology Practice Group in the Madrid office, represents international and Spanish companies before the Spanish commercial courts. Her areas of focus include contentious aspects of intellectual property, in particular, in copyright, patent, trademark, and unfair competition litigation. Chambers Global 2015 reports that clients value Ana for her "quick response, deep knowledge and involvement in the matters we entrust to her." Ana and her team work primarily with clients in the pharmaceutical and chemical fields.

They also handle a number of interesting cases involving telecommunications and technology patents, typically working hand-in-hand with experts from reputed national and foreign universities, and with foreign and national European patent lawyers. Most of the cases Ana works on are litigated before the Barcelona and the Madrid Commercial Courts – where the majority of claims involving infringement and invalidity of IP rights care brought.

Ana also has relevant experience litigating community trademarks before the Community Trademark Court, based in Alicante, Spain, and has recently represented one of the biggest players in the technology industry against an infringement claim.In the copyright arena, Ana and her team have been representing IT clients against collecting societies in litigation involving payment of copyright levies. Other relevant experience in the field of copyright includes seeking protection for design under the copyright laws and, in general, defending and protecting clients with regard to infringement attacks.

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'She brings light to complex matters'

Chambers Europe 2014

Representative experience

Litigation over essential patents covering cutting-edge technology in the field of telecommunications.

Representing one of the worldwide leaders in the telecommunications industry in patent infringement proceedings against a number of competitors.

Working extensively with top clients of the European and American furniture design industry in their fight against copycats.

Providing regular advice to clients of the Life Sciences industry in a wide range of matters, including pricing, and in their fights against generics' launch.

Experience in patent litigation before the Commercial Courts of Barcelona and Madrid in chemical and medical devices, including preliminary injunctions, infringement, and invalidity proceedings.

Wide experience representing clients in litigation involving claims for copyright levies.

Credentials

Education
  • Law Degree, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • LL.M., New York University School of Law
Memberships
  • Madrid Bar Association
  • Barcelona Bar Association
  • NYU Alumni
  • AIPPI

Recognition

Band 1 for Intellectual Property: Patents & Trade Marks

Chambers Europe

2021-2023
Band 1 for Intellectual Property: Patents & Trade Marks

Chambers Global

2021-2023
Ranked in Intellectual Property: Patents & Trade Marks (Spain)

Chambers Global

2018-2023
Leading Individual for Healthcare and Life Sciences

Legal 500 EMEA

2020-2022
Leading Individual for Intellectual Property: Patents

Legal 500 EMEA

2021-2023
Intellectual Property: Patents

Legal 500 EMEA

2011-2013, 2017-2021
Intellectual Property: Trademarks

Legal 500 EMEA

2011-2013, 2018-2019
Intellectual Property: Copyright

Legal 500 EMEA

2011-2013, 2017-2018
IP Star for Patents

Managing Intellectual Property

2015-2020
IP Star for Trade Mark

Managing Intellectual Property

2015-2020
Enforcement and Litigation

World Trademark Review 1000

2013, 2016-2021
Women in Business Law (Trademark)

Expert Guides

2019-2020
Trademarks

Who's Who Legal

2014-2021
Litigation

IAM Patent 1000

2015-2020