
History
More than 150 years of history supporting innovation
1865: Foundation of the Firm
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1865 - 1889
1865 – 1889
Julio de VIZCARRONDO
Founder of the Firm. Spain’s first IP professional.
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1880 - 1921
1880 – 1921
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.
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1897 - 1907
1897 – 1907
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
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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
World FICPI Congress organized by Alberto de Elzaburu in Santiago de Compostela.
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1980
1980
WIPO names Alberto de Elzaburu as a lecturer for various training
courses for officials of the Chinese Patent Office. -
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
ELZABURU registers the first Community trademark for the AIPPI.
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1997
1997
Litigation Department established with Antonio Castán as Director.
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2000
2000
First Ibero-American Forum on Innovation, Intellectual and Industrial
Property and Development held, with Alberto de Elzaburu. -
2001
2001
Alberto de Elzaburu awarded the Grand Cross of Her Catholic Majesty
Queen Isabella by His Majesty the King of Spain. -
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.
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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
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2009
2009
The Spanish Group of the AIPPI issues a Festschrift honouring Alberto de Elzaburu.
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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.
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2012
2012
A delegation from the Intellectual Property Office of the city of
Beijing visits the ELZABURU Firm. -
2013
2013
Presentation of the Alberto de Elzaburu Foundation.