Journalists Irene Cortés and Sonia Salmerón, winners of Andema’s 2^nd Javier Navarro Journalism Awards

The Association for the Defence of Trademarks (ANDEMA) has presented the 2^nd Javier Navarro Journalism Awards. The aim of these awards is to promote and recognise the work of journalists in disseminating and bringing Industrial Property and the importance of protection as value creation closer to public opinion.

Irene Cortés Domínguez received the award in the category of “Economic and general media” and Sonia Salmerón in the category of “Legal media”. The finalists in these categories were Piergiorgio Sandri, in the “Economic and general media” category, and Alejandro Galisteo and Javier García in the “Legal media” category.

Pablo Garde Lobo, President of the SPTO, who highlighted the consolidation of these awards in their second edition, which strengthens Spanish brands and the business ecosystem, closed the awards ceremony. Rosa Tous, president of ANDEMA, also highlighted the great job done by journalists to improve understanding of the importance of industrial property, companies and brands in creating employment and improving the economy and society.

You can read the winning articles in the following links:

• “XGAGJK ©️, el caso del abogado chino de Madrid que pagó 3 M por registrar marcas sin sentido”published in El Confidencial by Irene Cortés.
• “Marcas y famosos: los rehenes del robo de dominios en Internet” by Sonia Salmerón, published in Expansión Jurídico.
• “El país de las falsificaciones. España es el coladero en Europa de las falsificaciones”,by Piergiorgio Sandri published in La Vanguardia.
• “Así es el negocio millonario de las camisetas de fútbol falsas”, by Alejandro Galisteo y Javier García published in Expansión Jurídico.