Intellectual Property - El Salvador
What the team is known for
Eproint is an accomplished intellectual property practice that provides notable intellectual property expertise, and which offers experience representing a roster of clients through its regional outreach. The San Salvador-based team employs its skills to assist a clientele in a wide range of IP matters including anti-counterfeiting mandates, trade mark and patent prosecution. Eproint's lawyers routinely act as counsel to prestigious clients hailing from the pharmaceutical and technology industries. GlaxoSmithKline and TikTok count among the law firm's new client wins.
Strengths
"Eproint's lawyers consistently take into account business realities and do not recommend strategies that are not cost-effective or that are not fully aligned with clients' business plans."
Work highlights
Eproint's IP team assisted Eli Lilly & Company with patent prosecution mandates in El Salvador.
Notable practitioners
Associate-to-watch Helen Menjívar enters the Salvadorean IP rankings for the first time this year following recognition from market onlookers. A respondent remarks: "Helen Menjívar is a standout lawyer in the areas of trade mark, anti-counterfeiting and patent prosecution. She is particularly effective in developing strategies with both civil and criminal components."
Distinguished practitioner Edy Guadalupe Portal remains a highly respected name within the Salvadorean IP arena, with one client noting: "Edy Guadalupe Portal gives good advice and she does a fine job. She's truly an expert in the intellectual property field." Another interviewee enthuses: "She has a demonstrated track record of leadership not just within El Salvador and Central America but among the members of the international intellectual property bar as well."