Inmaculada González López

Inmaculada González is an of Counsel at BomhardIP. She has over 20 years’ experience in counseling, litigation and contractual law concerning Intellectual Property rights, including trade marks, patents, and copyright. She also has extensive experience in advising Spanish and international companies on unfair competition law, as well as on data protection and IP issues arising in the context of new technologies.

Inmaculada holds a doctorate in law from the University of Barcelona and an LL.M. from the University of Munich. During her three-year stay in Munich at the Max-Planck Institute, she was working both as a Ph.D. candidate and as a researcher at the European Patent Organization in Munich, acquiring a strong background in Spanish and German patent law, as well as in Community Design law.

In addition to numerous articles in IP journals, Inmaculada has authored a book on the protection of utility models in the European Union. She has combined her academic and professional activities for many years, being a professor of commercial law at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, of copyright at the Catholic University of Valencia, as well as a guest lecturer in several masters programs, such as the Digital Law and Intellectual Property at ESADE (Barcelona) and the Magister Lucentinus (Alicante).

Inmaculada is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. She is also a member of INTA and AIPPI. Apart from her native Spanish, Inmaculada speaks fluent English and German.

Inmaculada is married and has two sons. To the extent this leaves spare time for herself she likes spending this acting in and co-directing plays.

2005: Admission Alicante Bar

2001: Doctorate Degree, Universitat Central de Barcelona (s.c.l.) (Thesis on utility model protection)

1992 – 1993: Master Degree Ludwig Maximilian Universität Munich (Thesis on design protection in Spain, Germany and EU)

1992: Admission to Ph.D. studies Ludwig Maximilian Universität, Munich (Germany)

1985 – 1990: Law (University of Córdoba,Spain)

Since March 2015: BomhardIP

Since 2010: Associate Professor at Catholic University of Valencia

2005 – 2015: Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, Principal Associate (IP Department, Knowledge Management Department and German Desk member)

2002 – 2005: IPR-Helpdesk Project (DG Enterprise), Senior Legal Advisor on Intellectual Property issues in EU-funded collaborative research projects

2000 – 2002: Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, Associate

1995 – 2002: Assistant Professor Commercial Law Department University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

1994 – 1996: Financed Researcher European Patent Organization

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Rankings & Awards

WIPR Leaders 2024 Spain – here


2024 MIP IP Stars – Notable Practitioner – here


2024 WTR 1000 (Bronze Ranking: “When it comes to the domestic Spanish market, patrons can count on incisive litigation expertise from seasoned adviser Inmaculada González, who has spent more than 18 years enforcing and defending IP rights in the courtroom”) – Social card here


2023 WTR 1000 (Bronze Ranking: “Handling matters when they become contentious, Inmaculada González has been supporting brand owners for almost two decades. She approaches disputes with a meticulous eye for detail”) – Social card here


2022 WTR 1000 (Bronze Ranking: “Polished advocate and eloquent orator Inmaculada González is regularly sought out by revered fashion brands and well-known technology companies for representation in oppositions”) – Social card here


2021 WTR 1000 (Bronze Ranking: “Inmaculada González leaves no stone unturned to find the optimum solution in litigation and on unfair competition matters.”) – Social card here


2020 WTR 1000 (Bronze Ranking: “Inmaculada Gonzalez is vital to the success of BomhardIPs mission to protect and enhance clientsintangible rights because of the breadth of IP, unfair competition, data and technology expertise she brings. As a litigator, she doesnt just fight battles but resolves disputes.”) Social card  here


2019 WTR 1000 (Bronze Ranking; “She has a comprehensive knowledge of trademark, patent, design and unfair competition law and a talent for fastidiously unpicking multi-faceted cases.”)


2018 WTR 1000 (Bronze Ranking: “The firm’s specialist in Spanish trademark proceedings”)


2017 WTR 1000 (Bronze individuals: Enforcement and litigation; “master of all trades”)


2016 WTR 1000 (Bronze individuals: Enforcement and litigation; “robust IP litigator”)