Intellectual Property
Latin America Guide 2025 : Guatemala
Band 3
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Provided by Arias
Arias has over 82 years of experience providing accurate and timely solutions with a legal team of 39 Partners and around 130 lawyers through their 7 offices across Central America.
Our firm is well-regarded and recognized in the Intellectual Property field, with a strong position in filing trademarks and patents, and a long-established presence in Guatemala and the Central American region. We have a strong presence in key sectors including pharmaceuticals, automobiles, cosmetics, consumer product manufacturing, among others representing a wide array of clients and also in collaboration with well-known IP practice firms abroad. Our IP team remains active across multiple areas of the field, including trademarks, patents, geographical indications, domain names, and copyright. Additional areas of expertise include marketing campaigns, software licensing, trademark oppositions, and civil and criminal litigation, including anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy claims. The Firm’s clients have relied on the special knowledge of our team to obtain patentability and registrability opinions, prepare and file patent and trademark registrations and copyright applications, and render validity and infringement opinions, coordinating with our international networks of law firms to secure and maintain intellectual property protection around the world. Our IP team also has a very strong practice in intellectual property litigation.
Chambers Review
Arias houses an experienced intellectual property department that boasts a distinguished roster of regional and international clients from industries such as pharma, technology and consumer goods. The legal team routinely advises on the IP consequences of corporate transactions. The law firm also assists with trade mark filings, opposition and enforcement, as well as anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy measures in Guatemala.
Work Highlights
- Arias represented Aspen México in a judicial non-use cancellation proceeding against Laboratorios Andrómaco in Guatemala over the ABLALZAR trade mark.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Arias provides very good, fast, prompt and well-founded service."
"Arias provides very good, fast, prompt and well-founded service."
Notable Practitioners
Up-and-coming partner and co-head department Ivón Hernández advises on a variety of mandates, such as trade mark and patent filing, as well as trade mark opposition, enforcement and nullity actions.
"Ivón Hernández takes her responsibilities seriously and consistently delivers outstanding results. Working with her has been a true pleasure."