Partner
Madrid
esantias@santiagomediano.com

Elena Santías

Elena Santías

Elena is a partner in Santiago Mediano’s Industrial Property department. She is a lawyer, an Official Industrial Property Agent in Spain and a European Trademark and Design Agent, with more than twenty years of experience in the sector.

She advises national and international clients on the protection, management and defence of industrial property assets, including trademarks, designs and patents, accompanying them through all phases of the life cycle of their rights, both nationally and internationally.

She regularly appears before the main industrial property offices (OEPM, EUIPO, WIPO, EPO) and works closely with specialised firms around the world to offer a global, effective and coordinated strategy for the protection of intangible assets.

AREAS OF PRACTICE
  • Industrial Property
SECTORS
  • Retail & Consumer
SPECIALISATIONS
  • Comprehensive protection of intangible assets
LANGUAGES
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • Master’s Degree in Business Law from the Antonio de Nebrija University.
  • Law Degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Experience
  • Partner at Santiago Mediano | 2014 – Present.
  • Lawyer at Fernández Vega y Asociados | 2000 – 2014
Teaching
  • Lecturer in Industrial Property in the Master’s Degree in Business Law at Antonio de Nebrija University | 2003–2014.
  • In-company training in industrial property at various companies.
Professional affiliations
  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association
  • First member of the Official Association of Industrial Property Agents
  • Member of DENAE (Entertainment Law, Spanish Association)
  • Accredited agent before the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM).