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Alfaro, Ferrer & Ramírez

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Hailed for its ‘great technical ability, excellent business sense and impeccable service', Alfaro, Ferrer & Ramírez's comprehensive IP practice handles the gamut of trade mark, patent and copyright matters, from prosecution through to litigation. The team has a particular strong suit in contentious IP matters, acting in a steady stream of trade mark opposition, cancellation and nullity actions, in addition to copyright-related disputes. Assisting with advertising and labelling compliance for pharmaceutical, cosmetics, agrochemical, medical and food products also forms a key pillar of the practice. Monique Ferrer, who is praised for her ’great availability and responsiveness', leads the practice, handling IP prosecution and enforcement as well as regulatory and compliance matters. The talented associate team includes Marycarmen González and Nicole López.
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  • 'The team has great technical ability, excellent business sense and impeccable service. It is a great choice to manage anything from simple, day-to-day matters to those that are more complex and require greater analysis.'
  • 'Monique Ferrer is always on top of every matter, with great availability and responsiveness. In addition, Marycarmen González has extensive technical knowledge.'

Clients clés

  • PepsiCo
  • Televisa
  • Mercantil Banco Universal
  • Romar Freezone Trading
  • Philips
  • Adidas
  • Multibank
  • Varela Hermanos
  • Rigo Trading
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia

Points forts

  • Acted for Varela Hermanos, whose SECO DE PANAMA alcoholic beverage is recognised as an indication of origin, in litigation to oppose the registration of the trademark SECO SUPREMO since the origin of the product was not clear.
  • Successfully defended the OSITOS DE ORO trademark acquired by Rigo Trading against cancellation and nullity actions filed by Productos Alimenticios Pascual based on the similarity to the term OSITO for products in class 30.
  • Acted for Svaltex (an affiliate of Niels Pedersen) in an opposition action against Prestadores de Servicios de Colima's registration of the trademark GRUPOMAR, which has a similar design to the client's GOURMAR trademark.

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Responsable de la pratique

Monique Ferrer