Sara Navarro Joven

Languages

English
German
Spanish

Sara Navarro is a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property, Industrial Property and Intangible Assets practice at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo. She is a qualified practising lawyer with extensive experience in Intellectual Property, Industrial Property and Information Technology (IT) law, specialising in IP/IT legal advice for technology-driven and innovative businesses.

Relevant experience

Sara has extensive experience advising clients on complex IP/IT matters, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and participating in national and international projects. She combines a strong business-oriented approach with a focus on efficiency and practical solutions aligned with clients' strategic objectives.

She also has experience in litigation, pre-litigation and strategic IP/IT advisory work, including representing and assisting clients in proceedings before the Spanish courts, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and foreign courts. She also has experience in handling Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings.

In addition, she has advised on and led negotiations relating to settlement, coexistence, licensing and assignment agreements, as well as the development of filing and protection strategies. She regularly advises on matters related to digital law, privacy and data protection, and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, from an IP/IT law perspective.

Publications

World Trademark Review – Author of nine articles published between 2020 and 2025 (2025, 2024, 2023 (3), 2022, 2021 (2) and 2020).
Global Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) – Trademark Registration and Maintenance: Overview (Spain) (2022).
Spanish Group of AIPPI – 39th Intellectual and Industrial Property Study Conference – Recent Case Law Developments in Trademark Matters (2024).

Memberships & Roles

INTA – Brand Restrictions Committee (2026 –). Designs Committee (2020 – 2024)
AIPPI – Grupo Español (2022 –)
ICAM – Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid (2021 –)

Awards & Rankings

Winner of the Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship Award for the article “A Judicial Approach to Colour Trademarks: International, European and National Perspectives” (2016).

Lectures list

FICPI 22nd Open Forum – “Unmasking the mirage: navigating the landscape of fake evidence in IP proceedings” (septiembre 2024)
XXXIX Jornadas Grupo Español AIPPI – “Novedades jurisprudenciales en materia de marcas” (febrero 2024)

Education

2021 – Course on Unfair Competition and Advertising Law, organised by the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB).
2019 – Master’s Degree in Access to the Legal Profession, Camilo José Cela University.
2019 – Advanced Programme on Legal Aspects of the Pharmaceutical Industry, IE Business School.
2017 – Advanced LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management, Maastricht University.
2016 – LL.B., University of Alicante, completed within the a Academic Excellence Programme.
2015 – Erasmus Programme, University of Mannheim (Germany).

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

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