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Arias

Intellectual Property

Latin America Guide 2026 : Honduras


Arias

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Arias has over 82 years of experience providing accurate and timely solutions with a great team of professionals, award-winning client service and unparalleled innovation to the region’s legal market.

Arias is a full-service law firm able to provide advice in over 35 practice areas; with a legal team of 39 Partners and around 130 lawyers through their 7 offices across Central America.

Our Intellectual Property department is well known and respected among the leading IP specialized firms in Latin America and Europe, they turn to Arias for representation and work in the region, especially in matters related to managing their trademark and patent portfolio, providing also assessment in matters related to copyrights, technology, data protection, life sciences, health regulatory matters, within other related issues

TThe IP department is well settled in the local and regional market due to our extensive experience and our regional strong platform of service as one single contact point in 6 countries, and the experience of our elite team of experts highly recognized for their many years of practice in the field. In Honduras, our head of the department, partner Sonia Urbina has been leading the department for 14 years and has over 19 years of practice in her experience baggage, our clients rely in her advice and our portfolio has grown significantly over the past years, also, the consistency in our work is reflected by our long-lasting relationships with our clients.

Clients (17)

  • Sanofi
  • Gillette
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Inditex
  • Citibank
  • Continental
  • Invista Technologies
  • Molson Coors
  • Wal-Mart
  • Radioshack
  • Natura
  • Barceló Hotels
  • Toyota
  • Iberia Airlines
  • BMW
  • ZARA
  • Mc Donald´s

Industries (8)

  • Pharmaceutical
  • Food and Beverages
  • Chain Restaurants
  • Retail
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Industrial

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Honduras

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Arias houses a solid practice group with a noted presence in the intellectual property market in Honduras. It provides counsel to clients from the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and media industries. Its team handles both contentious and non-contentious matters, including trade mark prosecution and renewals. Arias has experience representing clients before the competent authorities in infringement cases and offers additional expertise in patent matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Arias assisted Intcomex in protecting its intellectual property rights and pursuing a cease-and-desist action against a third party for trade mark infringement.

Strengths

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  • Arias has extensive experience in industrial property matters and demonstrates a clear understanding of their clients' interests and needs.

    Intellectual Property respondentLatin America
  • The firm provides excellent service, with a team who is attentive, responsive and quick to act on instructions. Communication with them is smooth and effective.

    Intellectual Property respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Sonia Urbina
    Band 3Sonia Urbina

    Sonia Urbina

    Skilled head of department Sonia Urbina is praised by market commentators for her intellectual property practice in Honduras, particularly in trade mark portfolio management.

    • Sonia Urbina is responsible, attentive, kind, and highly effective in both her communication and in managing our matters.

      Intellectual Property respondentLatin America

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