Curell Suñol

What Curell Suñol does

Curell Suñol S.L.P. is a Barcelona-headquartered intellectual property law firm founded in 1946, structured as a Sociedad Limitada Profesional under Spanish law. The firm provides advisory, registration, maintenance, and administrative and legal defence services across the full IP lifecycle, including patents and utility models, trademarks and trade names, industrial designs, copyrights, trade secrets, geographical indications, plant variety protection, and domain names. Its team of approximately 40 professionals combines qualified European Patent Attorneys, European Trademark and Design Attorneys, IP lawyers, engineers, biotechnologists, linguists, translators, paralegals, and IT staff, and is accredited to practise before OEPM, EPO, EUIPO, and WIPO. International coverage is delivered through a network of trusted correspondents rather than directly staffed foreign offices.

The firm operates a sales-led, direct-engagement professional services model with quote-based engagements, serving two primary horizontal segments: individual inventors, designers, and creators on one hand, and enterprises of varying sizes with portfolio management needs on the other. Marketing channels are dominated by thought leadership (articles and newsletters), conference participation across AIPPI, MARQUES, INTA, FICPI, ECTA, and PTMG, and sustained recognition in industry rankings (IP Stars, WTR 1000, IAM Patent 1000, Financial Times, Leaders League). Notable case credentials include the MIP Impact Case of the Year 2020 for the C-104/18 P Koton vs EUIPO matter before the CJEU and MIP Best Firm of the Year 2023, Spain — Trademark Prosecution.

Technology use is described as "technologically advanced IT infrastructure" supporting IP management, document handling, and a client portal, with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, API, or proprietary software platform. The firm has no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no mergers or acquisitions, operating as an independently owned professional partnership.

Name

Curell Suñol

Legal name

CURELL SUÑOL, S.L.P.

Website

https://curell.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Curell Suñol is a Barcelona-based intellectual property law firm founded in 1946 that advises inventors, creators, and enterprises on patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, trade secrets, and related IP matters, with direct representation rights before OEPM, EPO, EUIPO, and WIPO.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Law Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection (BPAHAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Copyright Services & Content Protection (BPAHAMAC)

Keywords

• Intellectual property law
• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration services
• IP portfolio management
• IP litigation defence

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Intellectual Property Legal Services: Professional services revenue generated through advisory, registration, maintenance, and defense of intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks, designs, and copyrights. Services include searches, freedom-to-operate analyses, expert opinions, technology transfer and licensing advisory, litigation, anti-piracy actions, arbitration, and agreement negotiations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Curell Suñol is a Barcelona-based intellectual property law firm that provides specialized legal services for the registration, maintenance, defence, and strategic management of IP rights. The firm advises on patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights, trade secrets, geographical indications, plant varieties, and domain names, with representation before the OEPM, EPO, EUIPO, and WIPO.

Product overview

Curell Suñol is an intellectual property law firm established in 1946, offering a comprehensive suite of IP protection services. The firm's core offerings include Patents and Utility Models (patentes y modelos de utilidad), Trademarks and Trade Names (marcas y nombres comerciales), Industrial Designs (diseños industriales), Copyrights (derechos de autor), Trade Secrets (secretos empresariales), Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin (indicaciones geográficas y denominaciones de origen), Plant Variety Protection (protección de variedades vegetales), and Domain Names (nombres de dominio). These are complemented by legal defence services (defensa legal) and strategic protection advisory (estrategia de protección). The firm operates as a unified professional services practice rather than a software platform, providing advisory, registration, maintenance, and administrative and legal defence of IP rights globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent and Utility Model Services
• Trademark and Trade Name Services
• Industrial Design Services
• Copyright Services
• Trade Secret Services
• Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin Services
• Plant Variety Protection Services
• Domain Name Services
• Legal Defence of IP Rights
• IP Protection Strategy Advisory
• Grants and Subsidies Advisory

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Colegio Oficial de Agentes de la Propiedad Industrial (COAPI)coreOthersProfessional association of industrial property agents in Spain. Firm members are required to maintain COAPI membership as practicing IP professionals.
• Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM)coreOthersSpanish Patent and Trademark Office. Firm professionals are accredited to practice before the OEPM.
• Oficina Europea de Patentes (EPO)coreOthersEuropean Patent Office in Munich. Firm professionals hold European Patent Attorney qualifications and are accredited to practice before the EPO.
• Oficina de Propiedad Intelectual de la Unión Europea (EUIPO)coreOthersEuropean Union Intellectual Property Office in Alicante. Firm professionals are accredited as European Trademark and Design Attorneys before EUIPO.
• Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI/WIPO)coreOthersWorld Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva. Firm professionals are accredited to practice before WIPO.
• AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)strategicOthersInternational association dedicated to improving and developing intellectual property law. Nèstor Corominas served as former Chairman of AIPPI International committee on IP Office Practice & Procedures.
• MARQUESstrategicOthersEuropean association of trade mark owners. Firm maintains active membership and participates in annual conferences.
• INTA (International Trademark Association)strategicOthersGlobal organization of trademark owners and professionals. Firm maintains membership for industry networking and professional development.
• FICPI (International Federation of IP Attorneys)strategicOthersInternational federation of independent IP attorneys. Firm participates in FICPI Open Forum events.
• ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark and Design Practitioners)strategicOthersEuropean association for trademark and design practitioners. Mireia Curell serves as Member of Honour of ECTA.
• PTMG (Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group)minorOthersOrganization for pharmaceutical and life sciences trademark professionals. Firm participates in PTMG conferences.
• European Patent InstitutestrategicOthersProfessional institute representing European patent professionals. Nèstor Corominas holds membership.
• Col·legi d'Enginyers Industrials de Catalunya (COEIC)minorOthersProfessional Association of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia. Nèstor Corominas maintains membership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Elzaburu: Madrid-based Spanish IP boutique with comparable full-service IP practice across patents, trademarks, and designs. Elzaburu is the most direct competitor to Curell Suñol in the Spanish IP market, often appearing alongside it in IP Stars, IAM Patent 1000, and WTR 1000 rankings.
• Pons IP: Spanish IP boutique (Pons Patentes y Marcas) with a similarly long history and a comparable mix of patent, trademark, and design prosecution plus legal defense. Targets overlapping client segments in Spain and Latin America, making it a close functional peer.
• Herrero & Asociados: Madrid-based IP boutique covering patents, trademarks, designs, and copyright with European and international prosecution reach. Comparable in size and positioning to Curell Suñol, often ranked alongside it in Spanish IP league tables.
• Hoffmann Eitle: Munich-based European IP boutique specializing in patent prosecution and litigation, particularly in life sciences, engineering, and chemistry. Comparable in boutique-style, technically-specialized approach and IAM Patent 1000 Silver/Gold recognition.
• Mathys & Squire: London-based IP firm specializing in patents, trademarks, and designs with significant European footprint. Comparable as a long-established UK/European IP specialist frequently appearing alongside Curell Suñol in IAM Patent 1000 rankings.
• Bolet & Terrer: Barcelona-based IP boutique specializing in patents, trademarks, and designs with both Spanish and European practice. Comparable in city/regional positioning to Curell Suñol and frequently listed alongside it in Spanish IP rankings.
• Mewburn Ellis: UK IP boutique with strong patent and trademark prosecution practices across Europe. Comparable as a leading European IP specialist firm with similarly high analyst rankings and a focus on technically complex IP matters.

Broad incumbents

• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with a sizeable IP practice serving multinational clients across jurisdictions. Represents the broad incumbent pressure on boutique IP firms like Curell Suñol for large enterprise, multi-jurisdictional IP portfolios.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with a strong IP practice spanning patents, trademarks, and litigation across Europe, the US, and Asia. A broad incumbent whose scale and cross-border capability pose competitive pressure on specialist IP boutiques.
• Garrigues: Spain's largest law firm, with a substantial IP practice as part of its full-service offering. Competes with Curell Suñol for IP mandates but bundles IP work with corporate, tax, and litigation services, making it a broader incumbent rather than a pure specialist peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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