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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 for advising local and international clients in 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, registrations, renewals and the transfer of IP rights.
Strengths
LEGALSA responds very quickly. The lawyers show good management of trade marks and they explain the procedures and steps to follow clearly.
Notable practitioners
Market-leading department head Karina Calderón is renowned for her experience and prowess handling a range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters for both domestic and international clients. She routinely advises on trade mark registrations, prosecutions and renewals as well as the transfer of IP rights.
Karina Calderón maintains a close level of communication with the client while providing specialised advice and an equitable approach.
Associate-to-watch Oscar Herrera regularly assists clients with an array of intellectual property mandates in Guatemala, including patent application and trade mark opposition matters.
Oscar Herrera maintains direct and attentive follow-up on his clients' requests.