José focuses his practice on intellectual property, unfair competition, and commercial law.

He regularly advises and represents multinational innovative pharmaceutical laboratories and other foreign and domestic innovative companies in sectors such as electronics and microelectronics, software, food, textile, homecare, learning, etc. before regulatory bodies and courts in proceedings for the protection of patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright, know-how and other intellectual property rights.

José also counsels market leaders of the telecommunications, pharmaceutical, electronics, financial services and food and drinks sectors in litigation and non-litigation matters (including issuance of legal opinions) regarding unfair competition and advertising issues, including passing-off, gaining unfair advantage from the reputation of others, misleading practices, sales below cost, protection of trade secrets, misappropriation of trademarks and getting ups.

José’s advice extends to commercial law related issues as well, including corporate matters, contracting and issuance of legal opinions. He specialises in drafting software contracts and contracts for companies engaged in the IT business, including content and technology development and licensing, e-commerce, advertising and distribution, and has participated in the design and drafting of the corporate legal policies and standard conditions of the leading Spanish on-line service providers.

José also lectures, as an international expert, in WIPO regional seminars on intellectual property and electronic commerce matters (Quito in 1993, Antigua and Buenos Aires in 1999, Sao Paulo in 2000 and Quito in 2001). He has also lectured as an international expert proposed by WIPO at other events on intellectual property (Panama 2002, Lima 2002, Havana 2003).

Between 2000 and 2004 and in 2007, José was the Vice-Chairman of the Jury on the self-regulation of advertising.

José has been recognized as one of the leading European experts in Intellectual Property Law by top international legal directories including Chambers Global, the European Legal 500, and Global Counsel 3000.