Intellectual Property | Latin America

BLP has a market-leading intellectual property group that handles a wide range of key matters for large multinational corporations and routinely manages regional portfolios. The team offers expertise in trade mark searches and registration, and handles patent matters. The law firm boasts noted skill in advising on pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agrochemical patent prosecution. BLP further deals with anti-counterfeiting matters and copyright law. GoDaddy is a recent addition to the law firm's client roster.

Consortium Legal fields an excellent intellectual property practice that boasts outstanding experience in managing trade mark portfolios across Guatemala and the wider region. The law firm boasts considerable expertise in trade mark prosecution, as well as representing clients in contentious matters, including litigation proceedings. The Guatemala City-based team is sought out by clients that are active in the food and beverage industry, and often advises on matters of appellation of origin. The department's client roster further features notable names in retail, consumer goods and the pharmaceutical industry. Consortium Legal's new client wins include Inbestgo and the artist Erica Muralles.

Palacios & Asociados / Sercomi is a highly regarded intellectual property boutique that offers clients expertise across a wide range of notable matters in Guatemala. The legal team continues to stand out due to its significant know-how in the pharmaceutical arena. The law firm is also routinely retained to advise clients that are active in the tobacco and food and beverage industries. The department is noted for its handling of contentious IP matters, including infringement issues and litigation proceedings.

Viteri & Viteri possesses a remarkable IP practice that is well reputed for its experience managing sizeable trade mark portfolios. The law firm is often sought out by Guatemalan and international clients to file and renew trade marks, as well as dealing with infringement and enforcement actions before the Registry of Intellectual Property. The legal team is known for counselling clients from the fashion and cosmetics arena, as well as for advising on patent matters in the pharmaceutical industry.

Arias houses an experienced intellectual property department that boasts a distinguished roster of regional and international clients from industries such as consumer goods, technology and telecommunications. The legal team routinely advises on the IP consequences of corporate transactions. The law firm also assists with trade mark filings, opposition and enforcement, as well as anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy measures in Guatemala.

LEGALSA fields an active intellectual property practice group that boasts an established position within the Guatemalan legal market. The department is known to advise clients from 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, and the transfer of IP rights.

Mayora & Mayora benefits from an established IP practice group with a strong offering in the contentious arena, and which handles trade mark infringement, enforcement and litigation, as well as criminal anti-counterfeiting matters. The legal team also advises on the Guatemalan copyright law. The law firm routinely represents clients across the fashion, food and beverage, and media industries.