Intellectual Property - Guatemala
What the team is known for
LEGALSA fields an active intellectual property practice group that boasts an established position within the Guatemalan legal market. The department is known to advise clients from the agribusiness, food and beverage, fashion and technology industries on the protection of their intellectual property rights in Guatemala. The legal team handles trade mark prosecution, as well as infringement and opposition proceedings, and the transfer of IP rights.
Strengths
"LEGALSA's attention and follow-up are very on point. They show a great deal of professionalism also when they are dealing with authorities."
Notable practitioners
Outstanding department head Karina Calderón advances in the rankings this year following sterling praise from interviewees for her prowess handling a range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters. She routinely advises on trade mark registrations, prosecutions, and renewals as well as denials by the Registry of Intellectual Property. "Karina Calderón is an excellent lawyer; her client service is second to none. She is very professional in her work and very honest with her clients, and her recommendations are always spot on."
