Mario Cedeño
Latin America Guide 2025
Associates to watch : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Mario Cedeño
Practice Areas
Mario Cedeño is a Magna Cum Laude lawyer from the San Francisco University of Quito and an Associate of the Firm. He is part of the Areas of Intellectual Property, Innovation and Technology Transfer, Fintech and Medical Law. He focuses his practice on advising national and foreign companies, protecting their intangible assets and structuring commercial exploitation models for their technology.
He has participated in the legal structuring of crowdfunding companies, crypto assets and digital payment methods. Additionally, he has advised companies and professionals in processes related to the provision of medical services.
In his years of practice, Mario has advised entities such as AEI-Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, CEDIA-Ecuadorian Corporation for the Development of Research and Academia, and the Financial Cluster of Ecuador. He has participated in different processes of creating laws and public and private innovation policies.
Professional Memberships
AIPPI – International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property.
Education
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Lawyer (Magna Cum Laude)
2021
George Mason University
WIPO-US Summer School on Intellectual Property
2019
University of California Davis
PIPRA Licensing Academy
2019
Awards
Magna Cum Laude Graduate
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2021
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2021
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2020
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2019
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2018
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2017
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2016
Associate Editor of the USFQ Law Review
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2018
Associate Editor of the USFQ Law Review
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2019
Associate Editor of the USFQ Law Review
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2020