Intellectual Property and Lifesciences Law

Arias offers multi-jurisdictional services in intellectual property and life sciences legal matters, including:

Protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
Registration of trademarks, trade names, slogans, patents and copyrights
Unfair trade practices
Technology, privacy data and internet
Health registration of food products, dietary supplements, natural products, cosmetics, drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, agrochemicals and food/pharma products for animals. Legal assessment in this industry, including labeling, import and export requirements, formulations, within others.

Our Intellectual Property department at Arias also specializes in the following:

TRADEMARKS: Arias offers its clients services related to trademark searches, applications, post-registration modifications, renewals, oppositions, and portfolio management. We also offer other services such as checking and monitoring brands in the marketplace and trademark oversight for brands in the registration process
PATENTS, UTILITY MODELS AND DESIGNS: Arias offers a full patent processing service running from the initial stages involving preliminary searches, intermediate stages such as patent documents drafting, filing, and prosecution.
COPYRIGHT: Our specialized attorneys offer legal assessment and strategies to companies and individuals for the protection of their copyrights and derived rights, including but not limited to works of art, literary works, software and related contracts.
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION AND TECHNOLOGY: The Arias innovation and new technology practice involves specialists in personal data and privacy, internet, social media, and technology in general.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION: Our legal advisory services in this area stand out due to their integral approach in the diverse cases handled by our expert attorneys. They include matters handling contentious matters related to trademark infringement and protection in general por patents, copyrights and all other intellectual property rights.

Regional Team

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Mario René Archila

Partner

Guatemala

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Elisa González

Senior Associate

El Salvador

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Liz Gordillo

Partner

Guatemala

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Ivón Hernández

Senior Counsel

Guatemala

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Sonia Urbina

Partner

Honduras

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Morena Zavaleta

Partner

El Salvador

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Luis Fernando Zelada

Senior Counsel

Guatemala

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Andrey Dorado

Partner

Costa Rica

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Mariana Vargas

Associate

Costa Rica

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Marcela Canjura

Senior Associate

El Salvador

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Luis Diego Castro

Partner

Costa Rica

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Jorge Ortega Centella

Associate

Panama

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Carlos Flores Presa

Associate

Guatemala

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Sofía Cantillo

Associate

Guatemala

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Valeria Grant

Associate

Costa Rica

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María del Pilar López Quirós

Partner

Costa Rica

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Ariana Lizano

Senior Associate

Costa Rica

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Gustavo-Adolfo Vargas R.

Partner

Nicaragua

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Carlos Úbeda

Associate

Nicaragua

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Simón Valverde

Partner

Costa Rica

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Anny Ramos

Associate

Honduras

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José Antonio Villeda

Associate

Honduras

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Ekber Matute

Senior Associate

Honduras

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Richelle González Ruiz

Associate

Panama

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María Laura Torres

Associate

Costa Rica

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Sonia Fuentes

Associate

El Salvador

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Erika Palacios

Paralegal

El Salvador

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Desirée Barahona Mata

Associate

Costa Rica

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