Industrial property attorney and representative before the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) who has many years of experience as a lawyer specialising in IP matters, namely in connection with prosecution of national and international trademarks and designs, as well as in judicial proceedings before the Contentious Administrative Courts of Spain. Rafael also has a broad range of experience in managing anti-counterfeiting actions for the protection of trademarks and other industrial property rights before customs, including administrative proceedings of seizures of counterfeit goods with customs and potential subsequent criminal proceedings derived from these actions.