Hania Krück

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement, International Business Transactions, Franchise and Distribution Agreements, Technology, Fintechs, and E-commerce

Career

She is Director, manager, and attorney of the regional intellectual property practice area. She is a lawyer with more than 15 years of experience in national and international intellectual property matters. Responsible for advising and creating strategies on the appropriate use, protection, and enforcement of intangible assets in Guatemala and internationally for local and foreign clients, as well as the preparation of the contractual framework for intangible assets transactions, and managing national and international intellectual property portfolios.

Lecturer, university teacher, panelist and jury member on various topics related to intellectual property in different national and international academic, commercial, and non-profit organizations, of particular interest speaker for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

She is also actively involved in Orange Economy. She has been appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Orange Economy Committee for the period 2024-2026, of AGEXPORT (Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores), one of the most recognized private exportation agencies of the country.

Professional Memberships

• Board of Directors of the Orange Economy Committee of Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores -AGEXPORT-

• Intellectual Property Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce, Guatemala Chapter – ICC-

• Intellectual Property Commission of the Guatemalan American Chamber of Commerce – AMCHAM-

• International Trademark Association - INTA-

• Chamber of Intellectual Property of Guatemala -CAMPI-

• Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual -ASIPI-

• School of Lawyers and Notaries

Publications

Interview in the European academic journal of management SECURITY: THEORY AND PRACTICE (peer-reviewed), February 11, 2024. In this extensive interview published by the European academic journal, I discussed legal issues, as well as the main legal risks for global organizations and the importance of intellectual property in a volatile business environment.

Work Highlights

POLICY AND LEGISLATION FORMULATION

2023 – Representative of the Private Sector, through the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala, at the technical table of the National Competitiveness Program -PRONACOM- for the preparation of the legislative initiative: Law for the Promotion of the Film Industry.

2022 – Representative of the Private Sector, through the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala, at the technical table of the National Competitiveness Program -PRONACOM- for the preparation of the legislative initiative: Law for the Promotion of Intellectual Property.

2019 - Invited to the technical table of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala for the elaboration of the initiative of law: Law for The Protection of the Collective Intellectual Property of the Textiles and Dress of Indigenous people.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Hania is well versed in formulating intellectual property strategies and managing IP portfolios in Guatemala and internationally, particularly in Latin America, Caribbean countries, USA, and European Union.

Languages Spoken

English and Spanish

Education