Laura Cantero

Laura's professional trajectory is characterized by great versatility within the field of industrial and intellectual property. She has over twenty years of solid experience in all areas of this practice, advising and representing national and international companies in both strategic matters and conflict-related issues concerning patents — including supplementary protection certificates —, trademarks, designs, copyright, and unfair competition.

Her professional profile combines active participation in complex litigation, especially in multijurisdictional patent proceedings — with a notable focus on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors —, with the defense and protection of distinctive signs in highly competitive markets, providing legal analysis, technical knowledge, and strategic vision at each stage of proceedings. This interdisciplinary profile allows her to approach matters with a global perspective, integrating legal criteria and procedural experience, especially in sectors with a strong technological component.

Before joining ÉCIJA, Laura developed her professional career at prestigious national and international firms specialized in industrial and intellectual property.

Published Works

• Selected case law from Spanish courts on patent law (2000–2025) (Luis Fernández-Novoa-Valladares, ed.), Aranzadi, 2025. Co-authored with Luis Fernández-Novoa Valladares, José Antonio Sanmartín Sanmartín, Álvaro Velázquez Saiz, Pablo Fernández Carballo-Calero, Mar Conde Nogueira, and Teresa Azañedo Terceño.
• "Pending issues related to the application of the requirements for the granting of supplementary protection certificates", Communications on Industrial Property and Competition Law, no. 86, January-April 2019, CEFI – IDEI.
• “Unresolved issues regarding the application of the requirements for the granting of supplementary protection certificates”, Communications on Industrial Property and Competition Law, no. 86, January-April 2019, CEFI – IDEI. Co-authored with Álvaro Velázquez Saiz.
• Chapter on Spain in Global Patent Litigation: Strategy and Practice (Willem Hoyng and Frank Eijsvogels, eds.), Kluwer Law International. Supplements 2014–2019.
• “Spanish imposition”, Intellectual Property Magazine, June 2013.
• [Commentary on] “SGAE v. Mr. Jesús Guerra Calderón. Barcelona Court of Appeal, 15th Chamber, February 24, 2011”, E-Commerce Law Reports, vol. 11, no. 2, [2011] ECLR 1–24.
• Section on Spain in Patent Litigation Smart Charts™ 2011, Kluwer Patent Law.
• Chapter on Spain in *E-Discovery and Data Privacy. A Practical Guide* (Catrien Noorda and Stefan Hanloser, eds.), Kluwer Law International, 2011. Co-authored with Álvaro Velázquez Saiz.
• "File sharing: The existence and legality of P2P networks in Spain", E-Commerce Law & Policy, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2010.
• “Analysis of the judgment of the Provincial Court of Barcelona (15th Chamber) of December 17, 2009, Ryanair Limited v. Vacaciones eDreams, S.L.”, Communications on Industrial Property and Competition Law, no. 57, January-March 2010, CEFI - IDEI. Co-authored with José Antonio Sanmartín Sanmartín.
• “Cooking up a storm – How a soybean patent became the first ruling in Spain on the EC biotechnology directive”, Patent World, no. 200, March 2008.

Awards

• “Laura Cantero brings a rare scientific sensitivity to the firm among professionals, an advantage that makes her management of IP and technology litigation unparalleled.” World Trademark Review (WTR 1000), 2026 — Bronze Category (Individuals: application and litigation)
• “The versatile Laura Cantero brings a solid knowledge of a wide range of sectors and areas of law. Her technical insight, enriched by experience with prestigious biotechnology research institutions in Spain, informs both her contentious and advisory work, making her a standout professional in the market.” IAM Patent 1000, 2025
• Award for Academic Excellence, San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, academic years 1997–1998 to 2001–2002.

Academic Qualifications

• LLB, San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, 2001
• Specialist in European Union Law, San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, 2002
• Diplôme d'Etudes Juridiques et Economiques de l'Union Européenne, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2002

Admissions

• Madrid Bar Association, 2004

Languages

• Catalan, English, and French