MARIA ISABEL CANDELARIO MACIAS

María Isabel Candelario Macías is an Associate Professor at the Carlos III University of Madrid, affiliated with the Department of Private Law and the Industrial Property and New Technologies (PROINDTEN) research group under the Institute of Entrepreneurial and Family Business. Her work bridges bankruptcy law, industrial property, and corporate social responsibility.

• Research focuses on climate change law, digital product passports, and post-pandemic legal reforms.
• Grant leadership includes projects funded by AEI and Vlex Networks.
• Key publication trends: ECO-design regulations, bankruptcy second-chance mechanisms, and IP law harmonization.

She has supervised doctoral theses on topics like minority shareholder protection and unfair competition in trademarks, while her 15 most recent articles emphasize sustainability-technology intersections in legal frameworks.