Access + Master in Industrial and Intellectual Property, Competition and New Technologies
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Campus:
Madrid, Barcelona
Date:
September
LANGUAGE:
Spanish, English
Boost your career: master innovation through law.
The Access Course to the Master’s Degree in Industrial and Intellectual Property, Competition, and New Technologies at ISDE offers a solid and strategic introduction to the legal areas at the forefront of law in a digitalized world. This program is designed to provide you with a robust conceptual and practical foundation in subjects such as the protection of intangible assets, competition in innovative markets, and the impact of new technologies on the regulatory environment, preparing you to tackle contemporary professional challenges with judgment and confidence.
Taught by active experts with experience in top-tier law firms and technology companies, this course allows you to develop key competencies—such as applied regulatory analysis, evaluation of real cases, and understanding technological trends—in a dynamic, practice-oriented format. With this preparation, you will advance confidently toward the main Master’s program or a specialized career in one of today’s most in-demand areas of law, supported by the academic excellence of a leading institution in legal education.
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Introduction and objectives
Get the most solid training as a lawyer, from the most important firms, while you specialize in one of the professions of the future, with a Master’s degree guaranteed by the number 1 in industrial protection of patents and trademarks in Spain. A unique program with huge professional opportunities created by PONS Escuela de Negocios in collaboration with ISDE.
It combines the access program with the best pass rate in the state exam in Spain, while you specialize in one of the sectors of the future, with the endorsement of one of the oldest schools in the field. Do it with one of the programs of reference for all the professionals of the law linked to the management and protection of intangibles both in the national and international panorama – accredited by the recognized solvency of PONS IP, international leader in topics of industrial and intellectual property for more than 70 years -, as well as the support of a wide group of professionals proceeding from the principal companies and leading institutions in our country.
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Structure, location and calendar
CAMPUS: Madrid and Barcelona
DURATION: 18 months
STRUCTURE
Two phases:
- First phase: Classroom instruction:
- A full academic year.
- Classes from Monday to Thursday. Schedule depending on the chosen access modality.
- Some mornings a week, students will attend conferences and practical sessions at law firms and collaborating institutions of ISDE, with offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
- Fridays are dedicated to personal study, group work, and workshops.
- Second phase: Internship integration:
- Mandatory phase. One academic semester at law firms or legal departments of major companies collaborating with PONS and ISDE (more than 250), both nationally and internationally.
Career Opportunities
If you’ve always imagined yourself working in one of the companies that shape the future, welcome. With the Access to the Legal Profession + Master’s in Industrial Property, Intellectual Property, and Technological Innovation, you will be on the front line of a market that keeps growing, because the management of intangibles has become the true engine of innovation. Whether it’s from a large technology or science company, a law firm, an industrial corporation, a research center, the audiovisual world, or the fashion sector, everything revolves around ideas, brands, patents, and their protection, which is our specialty.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Master of Access to the Legal Profession
1. LEGAL PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY MODULE (COMPULSORY SUBJECTS)
CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE
- Civil Practice I
- Civil Practice II
- Commercial Practice
CRIMINAL LAW PRACTICE
- Criminal Practice
PUBLIC LAW PRACTICE
- Administrative processes and legal-administrative practice
- Tax procedures
LABOUR LAW PRACTICE
- Legal-Labour Practice
LAWYER’S PRACTICE
- Legal and deontological status of the legal profession.
- Argumentation, writing and knowledge management techniques
- Organization of the office and client relations
2. MODULE INTENSIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL SUBJECTS)
AREA OF PRIVATE LAW
- Corporate Law
- Introduction to Business Accounting
- Commercial contracts
- Bankruptcy Law
- Competition law: free competition and unfair competition
- Law of damages and liability
- Intellectual and industrial property law
- Consumer law
- Family and succession law
- Law of regulated economic activities
- Financial market law
PUBLIC LAW AND TAX AREA
- Urban and real estate law
- Business taxation I
- Business taxation II
AREA OF SOCIAL LAW
- Company labour law
AREA OF CRIMINAL AND PENITENTIARY LAW
Economic criminal law
Criminal liability of minors
Enforcement of Sentences and Prison Law
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AREA
International Business Law
Jurisdictional protection in international courts
3. EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS (COMPULSORY)
Internship for the practice of law
4. MASTER’S THESIS (COMPULSORY)
Carrying out the final master’s work
Academic Program Madrid
Academic Program
Patents and Technological Innovation – Module 1 (220 hours)
Learn how to manage industrial property rights related to technology and all the legal activities of managing technological and digital intangible assets.
- Management of technological intangible assets
- Patents, utility models, designs, software, AI, trade secrets, and data protection.
- Management of innovation and technology transfer
- Strategic vision of IP; R&D+i collaboration contracts, technology acquisition, software, and AI contracts; Smart Contracts.
- New digital technologies
- Web3, AI, quantum algorithms, cybersecurity, and Industry 4.0.
- Regulatory framework for new digital technologies
Career Guidance and Soft Skills – Module 2 (76 hours)
Prepare to enter the labor market and acquire the necessary tools and knowledge to develop your professional career.
- Career Guidance
- Job search: strategy, CV, and cover letter.
- Job interview: preparation, simulations, and personalized feedback. – Labor market analysis and opportunity identification.
- Soft skills
- Self-awareness and skills: identifying professional skills and competencies.
- Soft Skills: effective communication, teamwork, leadership, time management, adaptability and resilience, ethics, and self-confidence.
- Personal branding and global networking.
Trademarks, Competition, and Advertising – Module 3 (120 hours)
Acquire the knowledge you need for brand protection and portfolio management, as well as the rules of free competition, unfair competition, and commercial advertising.
- Trademark Law
- Portfolio management, Brand Intelligence, piracy, the OEPM, and domains.
- Internationalization of trademarks
- The brand in the EU, international trademarks, and trademarks abroad.
- Trademark infringement
- Litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
- Free competition
- Anticompetitive behavior and compliance policies.
- Unfair competition
- Acts of unfair competition, inducing others’ infringement, employee, supplier, and client training, misuse of data, and IP violations.
Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, and Cybersecurity – Module 4 (120 hours)
Understand the legal framework for data protection and intellectual property, and delve deeper into each sector of the cultural and entertainment industries.
- Intellectual Property
- Copyright and related rights; regulation of the music, audiovisual, publishing, video game industries, and fashion law.
- Entertainment Law
- Social media and user-generated content, LSSI, e-commerce, and Metaverse.
- Cybersecurity and Data Protection
- Regulatory framework in cybersecurity and intellectual property violations in the digital environment.
- Protection of personal data, security measures and gaps, data protection audits, and sanctions regime.
Academic Program Barcelona
Academic Program
Module I. Patents and Technological Innovation
Learn how to manage industrial property rights related to technology and develop an international strategy for innovation and technology transfer.
- Management of technological intangible assets: patents, utility models, data, software, artificial intelligence, trade secrets, and data protection.
- Strategic vision of IP: designing innovation and technology transfer strategies with a global approach; R&D+i collaboration contracts, technology, software, and AI license and acquisition agreements.
- New technologies: Web3, artificial intelligence, quantum algorithms, cybersecurity, and Industry 4.0.
Module II. Strategy, Career Guidance, and Soft Skills
Prepare to enter the international labor market with the most valued skills by companies and law firms.
- Legal Operations: strategic, efficient, and collaborative work in the legal and business fields.
- Clear and effective communication for technical and legal content through Legal Design.
- Digital transformation and technological tools: Legal Tech, artificial intelligence, DevOps, and digital methodologies.
- Multidisciplinary project management, business vision, and data analysis.
- Leadership, time management, adaptability, and fostering innovation.
- Personal branding development and global networking.
Module III. Trademarks, Competition, and Advertising
Master the international management of trademarks and the rules of competition, piracy, and advertising.
- Portfolio management: brand intelligence, piracy, and domains.
- Internationalization of trademarks: EU, international trademark, and trademarks abroad.
- Trademark infringement: litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
- Free competition: anticompetitive behavior and compliance policies.
- Unfair competition: acts of unfair competition, inducing others’ infringement, employee and supplier training, misuse of data, and intellectual property violations.
Module IV. Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, and Cybersecurity
Dive into copyright, digital content, the metaverse, generative AI, and cybersecurity regulation.
- Intellectual Property: copyright and related rights; regulation of the music, audiovisual, publishing, video game industries, and fashion law.
- Entertainment Law: social media, user-generated content, LSSI, e-commerce, and the metaverse.
- Cybersecurity, data, and privacy: regulatory framework, digital violations, personal data protection, data spaces, audits, and sanctions regime.
External Internships
Complete three months of guaranteed internships at national and international reference law firms, companies, and institutions.
- Master’s Thesis
- Finish your training with an applied project that reflects your analytical, innovative, and strategic vision capabilities.
Second phase
INTERNSHIPS FOR THE PRACTICE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION
Once the first phase of the program is completed, the student will have the necessary tools and instruments to practice law.
To deepen and demonstrate these practical skills, in the second phase, students join law firms, both national and international. There, they are guided by a lawyer-tutor who introduces them to the firm’s working mechanics and the legal matters in which the student will participate.
The student’s placement is determined by the Master’s Direction based on academic results, the analysis of each student’s personal profile, and the requirements set by the law firms themselves. This ensures the success of the internships and proper guidance for the student.
MASTER’S THESIS
Through the Master’s Thesis, the student has the opportunity to delve deeper into a topic of their interest, applying the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving ability in new or unfamiliar environments within broader contexts related to their area of study. This means that the student must integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments from incomplete or limited information, which includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
Note:
This qualification is currently undergoing reform to adapt to Law 15/2021, of October 23, which amends Law 34/2006, of October 30, and unifies access to the professions of Lawyer and Court Agent, as well as Royal Decree 64/2023, of February 8, which develops the aforementioned Law. For this reason, it is possible that modifications will occur in the structure and content of the curriculum.
FACULTY
Program Direction
Access:
- Barcelona: Prof. Dr. D. Juan Zornoza Pérez and D. Rafael Mínguez Prieto
- Madrid: Prof. Dr. D. Eduardo Serrano and D. Plácido Molina
Master’s Specialization:
- José Manuel Otero Lastres. Honorary Director: Doctor of Law from the University of Santiago. Bachelor’s Degree Award. Professor of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Alcalá. Cross of Honour of San Raimundo de Peñafort and Castro Canosa Research Award.
- Isabel Cortés. Master’s Director. Director of International Relations and Projects at PONS IP. PhD from UNED, Law Degree from Universidad CEU-San Pablo, specializing in European Law. Master’s in Intellectual Property from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE) and European Master in Law and Economics at the Universities of Hamburg and Ghent. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of ICADE.
- Alfredo Bermúdez de Castro: Master’s Director. Lawyer specializing in the international audiovisual sector. Executive at the Business Affairs division of Amazon MGM Studios & Prime Video for Spain.
ACCESS PROGRAM FACULTY
| Abraham Castro | Partner at Broseta Abogados + UC3M |
| Alberto Gil | Lawyer at Uría Menéndez |
| Albert Sagués | Partner at TGG Legal |
| Alfonso Hernández-Moreno | Partner and Director at Cel Abogados |
| Ana Alós | Partner at Uría |
| Ana Maresca | Legal Director at Aigües de Barcelona |
| Ana Riera | Lawyer at EY Abogados |
| Andrés Maluenda | Lawyer at Molins & Silva |
| Ángela Álvarez | Lawyer at Uría |
| Antonio Gómez | StrategyComm |
| Ariana Arenas | Associate Partner at Rödl & Partner |
| Bárbara de Córdoba | Magistrate |
| Beatriz Domingo | Lawyer at Deloitte |
| Bernat Domeyó | Lawyer at Uría Menéndez |
| Carles Frigola | Deputy Director of RRLL Gobalia |
| Carles Martinez | Founding Partner at Roig, Bergés Martínez |
| Carlos Martos | Partner at Toda-Ne.Lo |
| Carlos Noguera | Partner at Pintó Ruiz Abogados |
| Carme Briera | Lawyer at Clifford Chance |
| Carme Oriol | ICATER |
| Cristina Duch | Partner at Baker & MacKenzie |
| Cristina González | Lawyer at Clifford Chance |
| Cristina González | Associate at Cuatrecasas |
| Daniel Paes | Senior Associate at Deloitte |
| Daniel Vázquez | Professor at UB |
| Darío López | Director at Ayllon Malets Advocats i Economistes Associats S.L. |
| David Carpio | Professor at UB |
| Eduard Sagarra | Lawyer at Roca Junyent |
| Eduardo Peñacoba | Partner at Simons & Simons |
| Elisabet Planas | Founding Partner at Planas & Planas Advocats |
| Enrique Fernández García | Lawyer at CEL abogados |
| Enrique Guirao | HR Director at Damm |
| Eric Romero | Associate at KPMG |
| Eugenia Jover | Senior Associate at Deloitte |
| Eva Casasdo | TGSS |
| Eva Pous | Founder at Eva Pous Abogados, Deputy at ICAB |
| Fermín Morales | Founding Partner at Gabinete Jurídico Fermín Morales |
| Francisco Echeverría | Partner at CEL abogados |
| Francisco Gómez | Professor at UC3M |
| Guillermo Puig | Sagardoy Abogados |
| Ignacio Benejan | Partner at Rousaud Costas Duran SLP |
| Ignacio Parellada | Partner at PwC |
| Ignasi Puig | Dean at ICATER |
| Inés Rios | Lawyer at Uría |
| Iván Suárez | Partner and Director at Bufete Suárez de Vivero |
| J. Fernández | Magistrate |
| Jaime Garrido | Partner at Vialegis |
| Javier Prieto | Senior Associate at Garrigues |
| Jonathan Gil | Partner at Rousaud Costas Duran SLP |
| Jordi Abras | Partner at Crowehorwath |
| Jordi Estalella | Partner at +MoreThanLaw |
| Jordi Sánchez | Partner at Rousaud Costas Duran SLP |
| Jordi Güell | Partner at Curell Suñol SLP |
| Jorge Garasa | Legal Director at FCC Aqualia |
| José Luis Carratalá | Magistrate |
| José Manuel Calavia | Professor at UB, Partner at Mazars Abogados |
| José Manuel Garrido | Partner at CEL abogados |
| José Soria | Partner at Uria |
| Joan Francesc Pont | Founding Partner at Pont-Mestres Abogados and Economists |
| Juan Antonio Ruiz | Partner at Cuatrecasas |
| Juan Hortal | Professor at UB |
| Juan Manuel de Castro | Partner at Rousaud Costas Duran SLP |
| Juan Zornoza | Professor at UC3M |
| Júlia Gual | Lawyer at SCM Spain |
| Manuel Alba | Professor at UC3M |
| Mª José Sorribas | Lawyer at Mes Advocats |
| Maria Dolors Torregrosa | Lawyer at Pont Mestre-UB |
| Maria Olay i Paz | Professor at UB |
| María Vidal | Partner at Vidal Assessors |
| María Vidal | Partner at PwC |
| Mariano Bergés | Partner at Roig, Bergés & Martínez |
| Marta Cervera | Magistrate |
| Marta Giménez | Associate at Uria |
| Miguel Ángel Petit | Professor at UB |
| Miguel Cervilla | Lawyer at Via Legis |
| Mireia Balaguer | Lawyer at Bataller Balaguer Abogados |
| Nuria Díez | Partner at CEL |
| Pablo Pera | Partner at PPR Abogados, S.C.P |
| Pep Bruguera | Lawyer at Rank Spain |
| Rafael Abadía | Partner at Pintó Ruiz Abogados |
| Ramón Isalt | Lawyer at Marimón Abogados |
| Ramón Tamborero | Founding Partner at Tamborero Abogados |
| Raquel Arenas | Lawyer at PwC |
| Santiago Gato | SEAT |
| Silvia Subirana | Partner at Lawing |
| Tatiana Arroyo | Professor at UC3M |
| Teresa Rodríguez | Gabinete Jurídico Fermín Morales |
| Thea Morales | Gabinete Jurídico Fermín Morales |
| Víctor Gómez | Professor at UB |
| Víctor Mercedes | Partner at Baker & McKenzie |
| Xavier Fernández | Professor at UB |
| Yolanda Silvestre | Freelancer |
| Yvonne Pavía | Lawyer at Brugueras, García-Bragado & Asociados |
MASTER COORDINATORS (MPII)
Luis Ignacio Vicente del Olmo. Strategic Advisor PONS IP.
Patricia Ramos. Deputy Director General of PONS IP.
Fernando Mateo. Director of the Corporate Area at PONS School of Business.
Isabel Cortés. Director of International Relations at PONS IP.
Alcestes Cervera. Doctor in Commercial Law from the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid.
Violeta Arnaiz. Director of Intellectual Property and Technology at PONS IP.
Javier Bermúdez de Castro. Head of Legal Affairs at SECUOYA STUDIOS.
Elena Portabales. IT & Privacy Senior Counsel – DPO | Compliance at AUDEA.
*The faculty is subject to changes
ACCREDITED DEGREE
Once the relevant Program has concluded and ISDE has verified that the STUDENT has completed their work satisfactorily, the STUDENT will receive the corresponding Degree certificate for each PROGRAM.
In compliance with current legality and, specifically, as set forth in article 4.4 of decree 84/2004, it is noted that ISDE’s programs are professionally oriented and therefore, unless explicitly stated otherwise, they are courses that do not lead to the acquisition of a title with official value, but to that of a proprietary title from ISDE.