Firm

History

More than 150 years of history supporting innovation

1865: Foundation of the Firm

  • 1865 - 1889

    1865 – 1889

    FJulio Vizcarrondo

    Julio de VIZCARRONDO

    Founder of the Firm. Spain’s first IP professional.

  • 1880 - 1921

    1880 – 1921

    Franciso de ELZABURU y VIZCARRONDO

    Francisco de ELZABURU y VIZCARRONDO

    The Firm’s Managing Director.

    Spain’s correspondent for the International Bureau (BIRPI) in Geneva from 1895.

    Founder of the Spanish Group of the AIPPI in 1904.

  • 1897 - 1907

    1897 – 1907

    Franciso de ELZABURU y VIZCARRONDO

    Francisco de ELZABURU y VIZCARRONDO

    Takes part in founding the AIPPI in 1897.

    Member of the Executive Committee of the AIPPI for Spain from the year of its founding.

    Founder of the Spanish Association of Industrial Property Agents (forerunner
    of today’s Official Association of Spanish Industrial Property Attorneys) in 1907.

Professionalization of the Firm

  • 1972

    1972

    1972

    Through the efforts of Alberto de Elzaburu and the Spanish Group of the
    AIPPI, Spanish is designated one of the Association.

  • 1978

    1978

    1978

    World FICPI Congress organized by Alberto de Elzaburu in Santiago de Compostela.

  • 1980

    1980

    1980

    WIPO names Alberto de Elzaburu as a lecturer for various training
    courses for officials of the Chinese Patent Office.

  • 1987

    1987

    1987

    Committee in Support of the Designation of Spain as the Seat of the
    Community Trade Mark Office founded with Alberto de Elzaburu.

  • 1996

    1996

    1996

    ELZABURU registers the first Community trademark for the AIPPI.

  • 1997

    1997

    1997

    Litigation Department established with Antonio Castán as Director.

  • 2000

    2000

    2000

    First Ibero-American Forum on Innovation, Intellectual and Industrial
    Property and Development held, with Alberto de Elzaburu.

  • 2001

    2001

    2001

    Alberto de Elzaburu awarded the Grand Cross of Her Catholic Majesty
    Queen Isabella by His Majesty the King of Spain.

  • 2003

    2003

    2003

    Alberto de Elzaburu becomes the first Spanish national to be named Member of Honour of ASIPI.

    ELZABURU is accredited as a duly authorized official Registrar for “.es” domain names.

    ELZABURU files the first Community registered designs for a model by Mercedes.

  • 2004

    2004

    Spanish joins French and English as official WIPO languages and ELZABURU files
    the first international mark in Spanish.

    ELZABURU files the first Spanish industrial design application under the new
    Industrial Design Act of 2003 with Spain’s PTO.

XXI century ELZABURU

  • 2009

    2009

    2009

    The Spanish Group of the AIPPI issues a Festschrift honouring Alberto de Elzaburu.

  • 2011

    2011

    2011

    ELZABURU is certified ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 compliant.

    ELZABURU presents its website in Chinese.

    ELZABURU joins the Leading Brands of Spain Forum.

  • 2012

    2012

    2012

    A delegation from the Intellectual Property Office of the city of
    Beijing visits the ELZABURU Firm.

  • 2013

    2013

    2013

    Presentation of the Alberto de Elzaburu Foundation.