José Mariano Cruz is Partner in the Department of Litigation and Intellectual Property of Eversheds Sutherland's Madrid office.
He is a noted specialist in intellectual and industrial property, advising in judicial and extra-judicial domains not only national/international corporations and scientific institutions but also private individuals on matters related with the protection and execution of their rights before third parties.
Due to his experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological field, José Mariano is also a benchmark in the fields of Life Science and Biotechnology Law in contractual matters (Chambers Europe Life Sciences). He is a prominent and frequent adviser in civil disputes proceedings in civil matters where he acts for all type of companies/individuals within the fields of private security, automotive industry, engineering and technology. José Mariano has been ranked at Best Lawyers on their 2021 edition.
He is author of different doctrinal articles in reference publications.
- José Mariano has been highlighted as Band 4 at the Intellectual Property category by the prestigious legal directory Chambers & Partners in its 2021 edition.
- José Mariano has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the best lawyer in its 2021 edition.
- The IP department co-led by José Mariano has been recognized as “Excellent” in IP –Patent Litigation by Leaders League on their 2021 edition.
- The IP department co-led by José Mariano has been recognized as “Excellent” in IP –Trademark & Copyright Litigation by Leaders League on their 2021 edition.
- The IP department co-led by José Mariano has been recognized as “Excellent” in IP –Trademark Litigation by Leaders League on their 2021 edition.
- The IP department co-led by José Mariano has been recognized as “Excellent” in IP –Trademark Prosecution by Leaders League on their 2021 edition.
- Ranked in Chambers Global 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Ranked in Chambers Europe 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Partner of the Litigation Department at Eversheds Sutherland. (1996 - Present)
- Member of the Association of Experts in Fashion Law (AEDM) since 2021.
- Professor in the Master of International Law at the Universidad San Pablo CEU.
- Completion of various specialization courses on Industrial Property and Pharmaceutical Law.
- Law degree, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.