Luis Ignacio Vicente, Strategic Advisor, and Guillermo Criado, Director of International Business Development, have been included among the three hundred most influential professionals in the world in IAM’s Strategy 300 Global Leaders. Since 2009, this prestigious ranking has been choosing the main leaders of companies from the private sector, as well as from consulting and other specialised service providers in the main industrial property markets in North America, Europe and Asia.
The inclusion of two of its leading professionals in this important ranking for the sector reinforces PONS IP’s leadership as an IP consulting firm specialising in comprehensive intangible asset management, and especially in RD-intensive areas of activity with high growth potential, such as the sectors of automobiles, aerospace, semiconductors and intangible asset valuation. In this edition, it should also be noted that both PONS IP executives were the only professionals in Spain to be mentioned in the ranking as leaders in IP management in these strategic industries of the global economy.
Luis Ignacio Vicente joins the ranking and is mentioned in an outstanding eleven categories, being one of the most highly valued professionals in the sectors of Aerospace/Automobiles, Electronics, Energy/Fuels, IP Management Consulting, Licensing, MA, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Transfer, Telecommunications and Asset Valuation.
This thus highlights his commitment to IP in the business sector and recognises his professional value after more than 30 years of experience leading one of the most noteworthy IP offices in the telecommunications sector in Spain. All of this is thanks to his contribution to more than 500 international RDI projects, managing a patent and trademark portfolio with a total annual RD budget of more than 1 billion euros and working with global partners from Europe, South America, the USA and Asia.
Guillermo Criado, Director of International Business Development at PONS IP, has excelled in the sectors of Aerospace/Automobiles, Biotechnology, Chemicals, Electronics, Energy/Fuels, Engineering/Construction, IP Management Consulting, Materials, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences, Semiconductors, Software, Telecommunications.
With more than 20 years of experience in the sector, Guillermo Criado has an extensive professional background and in-depth knowledge of the business sector in the Asian, American, European and Australian markets. He has successfully balanced his professional career with dedicated commitment to the world of teaching. He has been an Associate Professor of Patents at the Official Association of Pharmacists of Madrid and a Professor in Intellectual Property Management and Commercialisation at UFV-AVDEN Business School. He is a member of the Law Firm Committee of the INTA organisation and is currently an active member of the Board of Directors of LES Spain and Portugal, serving as its Secretary and Treasurer. LES Spain and Portugal is the Iberian Peninsula chapter organisation of LES International, the world’s leading forum for representing professionals in the intellectual property and technology transfer sector.
To be included in the ranking, each candidate must be proposed and nominated by at least three professionals from outside their organisation. This will start the process that also includes telephone and in-person interviews. Nevertheless, there is no guarantee that every candidate will be included, as IAM explains. Professionals must demonstrate exceptional abilities in the development, creation and management of Intellectual Property value.
