History

1865 – 1889

Julio de VIZCARRONDO

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

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.

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.

1972

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

1978

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

1980

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

1987

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

1996

ELZABURU registers the first Community trademark for the AIPPI.

1997

Litigation Department established with Antonio Castán as Director.

2000

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

2001

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

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

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.

2009

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

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

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

2013

Presentation of the Alberto de Elzaburu Foundation.