Ricardo Bendaña Guerrero

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property; Patents (prosecution; office-action responses); trademarks (prosecution, oppositions); IP litigation & enforcement (infringement findings, seizure actions); regional portfolio oversight.

Career

Engineer and Attorney at Law with an LL.M. in IP (University of Alicante). Focuses on patent and trademark prosecution, office-action responses, oppositions, and infringement litigation, including seizures and successful findings of infringement; has appeared before Nicaragua’s Supreme Court.

• Attorney, University of the Americas, Managua, Nicaragua • Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law, University of Alicante, Spain • Bachelor of Engineering, Florida International University

Professional Memberships

Member of ECTA, ASIPI, AIPPI, and IBA. Recognized by The Legal 500 (Leading Lawyer) and by Chambers (Notable Practitioner)

Publications

"La comparación de marcas denominativas en las que intervienen elementos carentes de distintividad"

Análisis crítico de la sentencia no. 124 de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Nicaragua

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL31683771M/La_comparaci%C3%B3n_de_marcas_denominativas_en_las_que_intervienen_elementos_carentes_de_distintividad?

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English

Industry Sector Expertise

Ricardo Bendaña Guerrero advises clients across a wide range of industries, with particular experience in sectors that rely heavily on regulatory compliance, brand protection, and corporate structuring. His work regularly involves clients from the pharmaceutical, veterinary, chemical, cosmetic, food and beverage, real estate, retail, and consumer goods sectors. He also supports international companies, regional distributors, and service-based businesses requiring coordinated Intellectual Property protection and corporate guidance throughout Central America.