RRYP Global handles unfair competition litigation in Spain for foreign companies, brands, digital businesses, and international operators with a presence in the Spanish market. The firm intervenes when their market position is harmed by acts of deception, confusion, discrediting, unfair imitation, greenwashing , customer poaching, or unfair exploitation of another's reputation.
The response may be structured through demands, cease and desist actions, urgent precautionary measures, commercial lawsuits and compensation for damages, depending on the structure of the case and the client's position in the market.
The evidence must clearly establish the unfair conduct, its impact in Spain, and the harm it causes to the client's competitive position. In international cases, it is also important to reconstruct the activity carried out in the Spanish market, the structure of the operator involved, and the commercial or digital traceability of the conduct.
The first step is to distinguish between an ordinary commercial dispute and genuinely unfair conduct. We analyze whether there is improper solicitation, misuse of information, customer diversion, confusion, imitation, denigration, or illegitimate exploitation of business efforts.
Emails, proposals, databases, access records, contracts, communications, campaigns, domains, and business transactions can all be decisive. Before filing a claim, it's essential to know what can be proven and what evidence is missing.
In profitable companies, the damage isn't limited to a single sale. It can include the loss of a strategic account, a distribution network, a market opportunity, or a competitive advantage built up over years.
Customer lists, commercial terms, margins, suppliers, prices, processes, contacts, and market entry strategies in Spain can be incredibly valuable. If someone uses them for purposes other than their intended use, it's essential to analyze how to protect them.
Many unfair practices originate from within: a partner who leaves, a manager who departs, a distributor who uses the portfolio, an agent who diverts clients, or a supplier who replicates the model.
Even if the affected company is foreign, Spain may be relevant if the customers, subsidiary, distributor, competitor, campaign, employees, contracts or evidence are located here.
In cases of unfair competition, waiting for a court ruling may be too late. If the conduct continues, it may be necessary to request a cease and desist order, removal of content, a ban on the use of information, or preservation of evidence.
It is not enough to say that the conduct is harmful. It is necessary to quantify the loss of customers, diverted contracts, lost profit margin, misappropriated investment, competitor enrichment, or demonstrable reputational damage.
We work with foreign companies, partners, investors and private groups that need to defend a profitable business in Spain against conduct that affects customers, information, distribution, reputation or market position.
We analyze what has actually been affected: customers, margins, sales network, distributors, internal information, market positioning, and strategic contracts. The strategy is based on the economic impact, not on a generic complaint.
We assess whether it is appropriate to demand, negotiate, request precautionary measures, sue, or claim damages. The decision depends on the true objective: to stop the conduct, protect information, recover customers, prevent the use of business assets, or quantify losses.
We intervene when the affected company is foreign, but the conduct, customers, subsidiary, distributor, competitor, evidence, or effects are connected to Spain. We order local action without isolating it from the global conflict.
We have worked from Spain on issues related to countries such as Mauritania, Indonesia, Vanuatu, the USA, Argentina, Cuba, Panama, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, France, Portugal, Italy, Belgium and Germany, among others.
In cases of unfair competition, acting quickly does not mean acting haphazardly. Before sending formal demands, filing a lawsuit, or requesting precautionary measures, it is essential to understand what advantage has been gained, what information has been used, which clients or contracts have been diverted, and what evidence supports the claim in Spain.
We identified the conduct: soliciting clients, using confidential information, diverting contracts, imitation, denigration, confusion, or misuse of a business relationship.
We reviewed the involvement of competitors, former partners, employees, managers, suppliers, distributors, affiliated companies, or third parties who may have facilitated the conduct.
We organize emails, contracts, proposals, databases, invoices, access, communications, domains, campaigns, social media, and internal documentation.
We quantify customer loss, diverted contracts, lost margin, lost return on investment, competitor enrichment, and verifiable reputational damage.
We value precautionary measures to stop the conduct, prevent the use of information, remove content, preserve evidence, or prevent the advantage from becoming entrenched.
We determine whether it is appropriate to file a request, negotiation, lawsuit, precautionary measures, claim for damages, contractual action or criminal proceedings if there is sufficient evidence.
If there are clients, contracts, companies or tests in several countries, we organize the action in Spain within the global strategy.
We manage the legal action, control deadlines, and adjust the strategy if the conduct continues, changes company, channel, or jurisdiction.
Our team combines expertise in international law with the ability to represent clients in Spanish courts. We understand that every business matter with cross-border implications requires a well-designed legal strategy, respect for the legal framework of each country involved, and sensitive conflict management.
Managing Partner | Legal Department | Lawyer No. 137007 of the Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid
Our mission is to offer high-level international legal advice and representation before the Courts of Spain, resolving complex conflicts between jurisdictions with strategy, agility and maximum protection of our clients' interests.
RRYP Global's practice is led by Mar Gámez , a lawyer specializing in Private International Law . She is a professor of Private International Law and Comparative Law at Loyola University. She holds a degree in Law and International Relations and an LL.M. in International Business Law, Contracting & International Relations from ISDE. She is also an international analyst, having appeared in prominent media outlets such as La Sexta.
RRYP Global works with a precise definition of the project. Before taking on a project, the firm defines its structure, scope, and the framework within which it should be approached, so that the client knows exactly what will be done, why, and on what terms.
The initial contact allows us to organize the initial information, understand the matter, and confirm whether it fits with RRYP Global's practice.
From the first contact, your case is analyzed and handled by a partner of the firm. You have a clear and responsible point of contact from the beginning.
The matter is structured in specific legal phases. In each of them, you will know what will be done, why it is being done, and what the next steps are.
At RRYP Global, as international lawyers, we have been interviewed by various media outlets regarding our expertise, and we are a regular presence in the national and international press. Furthermore, we regularly give lectures in the field of international law and are members of several business associations.
Unfair competition is business conduct contrary to good faith that unduly distorts competition in the market and harms other operators or consumers. It can manifest itself, among other things, through deception, confusion, unfair imitation, discrediting, greenwashing, or improper exploitation of another's reputation.
Yes. A foreign company can sue in Spain for unfair competition when the conduct affects the Spanish market or harms its clientele, reputation, or business activity here.
No. In international unfair competition, what matters is not the nationality of the operator, but whether the conduct has effects in Spain or alters competition here.
A conflict of unfair competition can be established in Spain even if it is projected on the internet, e-commerce or digital channels, provided that the conduct affects the Spanish market, the acquisition of customers or the positioning of the business in Spain.
Captures of campaigns or content, comparisons between offers, trademark or trade name registrations, market reports, commercial documentation and any element that allows reconstructing the unfair conduct and its impact in Spain are usually important.
Unfair competition protects the proper competitive functioning of the market against conduct contrary to good faith. Intellectual property protects exclusive rights over works, signs, or creations. In some matters, both approaches may coexist.
If your company operates in Spain and needs a legal response to unfair competition conduct, here you will find the ways to contact RRYP Global.
