About

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In addition to our own offices and practice areas, together with our sister firm MAYORA IP, S.A., we are able to assist in any case related to intellectual property. Mayora IP has a broad scope of IP practice, which means that we help our clients acquire, manage and protect their intellectual property. Mayora IP’s team of lawyers and legal assistants work in the areas of patents, trademarks, trade dress, domain names and copyrights, and provide constant advice on acquisitions, prosecution, enforcement, licenses and disputes for non-compliance and other aspects of the Intellectual Property Law. Like Mayora & Mayora, Mayora IP has offices in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

Our focus in this practice area revolves around the following matters:

  • Patents (registration, renewal and defense)
  • Trademarks (registration, renewal and defense)
  • Copyrights (registration, renewal and defense)
  • Management and protection of rights
  • Unfair competition
  • Domain name management
  • Cybersecurity and privacy
  • Trade secrets
  • Licencias (contract negotiation)



Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Guatemala

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Mayora & Mayora benefits from an established IP practice group in Guatemala with a strong offering in the contentious arena. Its lawyers frequently handle trade mark infringement, enforcement and litigation, as well as criminal anti-counterfeiting matters. The legal team has further expertise in Guatemalan copyright law. The law firm routinely represents clients across the fashion, food and beverage, and automotive industries.

Work Highlights

  • Mayora & Mayora advised a luxury brand owner on the enforcement of its trade mark portfolio as part of an anti-counterfeiting mandate.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Santiago Mayora
3
Santiago Mayora
3
Band 3

Co-head of department Santiago Mayora boasts a well-reputed practice in the Guatemalan IP space. He is particularly experienced in acting on trade mark infringement mandates, including anti-counterfeiting proceedings, trade mark registrations and copyright mandates.

Santiago Mayora is a quality practitioner, always searching for interesting solutions that provide great value to his clients.

Hugo Rivas Gálvez
Hugo Rivas Gálvez
Associates to watch

Associate-to-watch Hugo Rivas Gálvez is particularly active advising on trade mark contentious law, including anti-counterfeiting litigation and enforcement proceedings.

Hugo Rivas Gálvez's service, knowledge and timely responses really help him stand out.

Ranked Lawyers at
Mayora & Mayora, S.C

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Guatemala

Intellectual Property

Santiago Mayora
3
Santiago Mayora
3
Band 3
Hugo Rivas Gálvez
Hugo Rivas Gálvez
Associates to watch

Members

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Hugo Rivas

Nancy Nufio

Santiago Mayora

Head of Department

Clients

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Amazon

Claro

Dreamworks Animation

Ford Motor Co.

Gucci

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Lenovo

McDonald´s Corp.

Revlon

The United States of America (Secretary of Agriculture)

Industries

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Automobile

Banks

Chemicals

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Energy

Fashion

Food & Drink Producers

Government

Health Care

Media

Pharmaceutical

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Sports

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Transportation