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EU Trademarks

The EU trademark (EUTM) was introduced in 1994 and the first applications could be filed on 1 April 1996. It allows protecting a trademark for all 27 Member States of the European Union, accounting for almost 500 million people.

Approach to searching

Our approach is to provide business savvy recommendations balanced by legal risks and commercial reality. While it is easy to say ``no`` we thrive in assessing the ``what ifs`` - looking beyond the purely legal issues to provide a clear path to launch.

Other News

We regularly provide brief updates on legal developments and recent case law emanating from the EU courts in Luxembourg. We also inform about upcoming events and conference participation involving BomhardIP members.

Spaniards confuse GEICAR and hey car select?

29 May, 2025
Healthy things and Paris Bar – two new GC decisions on “weak marks”

15 March, 2024
BASMATI – or: Back into the Past?

15 January, 2024

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Our Team

Verena von Bomhard
Dr. iur, Partner

Verena von Bomhard has been involved with EU trade marks from the very beginning, having founded her former firm´s office in Alicante in early 1996.

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Giles Corbally
Partner

Johannes Fuhrmann
Dr. iur, LL.M., Partner

Giles is a Partner at BomhardIP with over 25 years of experience in trade marks. His principle focus is on EU Trade mark and Design prosecution and enforcement.

Johannes has been working as a lawyer in Alicante since 2011, specializing in EU trade mark and design law. He has handled all kinds of proceedings before the EUIPO.

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Paula Alonso Poza
Member of the Billing Team

Paula is a member of our Billing and Office Administration team.

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Sarah Bettio
Senior Paralegal

Altea Baltanas is a jurist at BomhardIP and assists across the full range of the legal questions we deal with.

Sarah is a Senior Paralegal with over 15 years of experience in EU, IR and national trade mark and design related matters, in trade mark portfolio management as well as multijurisdictional trade mark clearance.

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Altea Baltanás
Jurist
Eva Büchner
Senior Associate

Eva advises on EU trademark and design law with a particular focus on handling and resolving complex proceedings before the EUIPO.

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Miguel Cantó
IT Support

Carmen Delgado Ladrón de Guevara
Head of Accounts

Miguel is in charge of the server, network and security management, as well as being responsible for maintaining the integrity of all computer workstations and associated software.

Carmen is the Head of accounts. She has been linked to the world of brands since 2011. She has extensive experience in accounting and invoicing procedures.

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Laura Devesa Santacruz
Paralegal

Laura is a Docketing clerk and Paralegal in BomhardIP. She is our expert for the management of IP databases.

Alena Fischer
LL.M., Senior Associate

Aurora Franco Quintana
Senior Paralegal

Alena is a Senior Associate at BomhardIP. She has been active in TM law since 2011. She advises clients on complex and multijurisdictional TM matters and handles all kind of proceedings before the EUIPO.

Aurora is a Senior Paralegal at BomhardIP and has been involved in trade mark and design work since 2017.

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Sofia Hamouda
Associate

Sofia has been handling EU trade mark and design matters since concluding her legal studies in 2015. She is an Associate at BomhardIP.

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Carmen Hörster
Senior Paralegal

Iryna Iakubovska Bilinska
Member of the Billing Team

Carmen handles trademark and design-related matters, including all kinds of proceedings before the EUIPO and WIPO.

Iryna has been with BomhardIP since 2016. She is a member of the Billing Team, where she manages high-volume client billing, especially via e-billing platforms, and monitors account status and outstanding balances.

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Kata Klaudia Gila
Paralegal

Kata assists with various trade mark and design related matters, including all kinds of proceedings before the EUIPO and worldwide portfolio management, as well as trade mark clearance.

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Rita Lopes
Paralegal

Alazne Martínez Acebes
Paralegal

Rita assists with the preparation, filing and prosecution of European and International trademark applications, portfolio maintenance, and availability searches for trademarks.

Alazne provides support across a broad range of trade mark and design matters, including proceedings before the EUIPO, and WIPO.

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Alicia Mayordomo Saiz
Paralegal

Alicia assists with trade mark and design matters, including all types of proceedings before the EUIPO and WIPO, worldwide IP portfolio management, and multijurisdictional trade mark clearance.

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Inmaculada Mora
Jurist / Paralegal

Mónica Mula
IP Records Administrator

Inmaculada is a Jurist and Paralegal at BomhardIP, where she provides legal support and assists in case management.

Mónica is the Docketing Operations Manager at BomhardIP. She tracks litigation deadlines and manages intellectual property portfolios.

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Ekaterina Okuneva Vlasova
Senior Paralegal

Ekaterina assists with various trade mark and design related matters, including all kinds of proceedings before the EUIPO and worldwide portfolio management, as well as trade mark clearance.

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Jurgita Oleskeviciute
Senior Paralegal

Sergio Pérez Martín
Associate

A large part of Jurgita’s experience has been in providing paralegal support to trade mark attorneys. She assists with various trade mark matters, including filing, prosecution and portfolio management.

Sergio handles any kind of trademark and design procedures and advises clients on availability of trademarks and dispute resolution.

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Bernard Platteau
LL.M., Associate

Bernard is an Associate at BomhardIP. He is involved in all kinds of trade mark and design proceedings before the EUIPO, including absolute grounds refusals, oppositions, and cancellations.

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Krystel Poizac
Office Manager and Head of HR

Christina Prehn
Paralegal Manager

Krystel is the Office Manager and Head of HR at BomhardIP. She ensures the smooth daily operation of the firm.

Christina Prehn is a Paralegal Manager at BomhardIP. She has 18 years of experience in EU trade mark and design related matters, including all kinds of proceedings before the EUIPO.

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José Antonio Sanz
Payment Officer

José Antonio is our Payment Officer and in addition and provides support to the Management and Accounting Team.

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Álvaro Sentamans
Data analyst and programmer

Encarna Soto Rodríguez
Senior Paralegal

Álvaro’s work consists of preparing analytical reports of different kinds, as well as providing IT solutions for all kinds of problems related mainly to the financial management of the firm.

Encarna is a Senior Paralegal at BomhardIP. She has been involved in EU trade mark work since 1996 and Community design work since 2003.

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Daria Stajer
LL.M., Associate

Michael Thewlis
Paralegal

Daria handles all kinds of trade mark and design proceedings before the EUIPO and generally advises and assists our clients in the field of EU trade mark and design law.

Michael is a Paralegal at BomhardIP, where he handles all types of EUIPO proceedings with a focus on trade marks as well as international registrations.

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