Intellectual Property, Technology, and Innovation

Likewise we assist our clients in submitting trademark, patent, industrial design, and other IP related applications before the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC: Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio). Additionally, the firm’s lawyers develop and secure license agreements for the use of trademarks, franchises and the transfer of rights. Regarding intellectual property litigation, we represent our clients in all stages of disputes, as well as in alternative dispute resolutions and advise them in IP matters, such as copyrights, misappropriation and advertising. Our lawyers have a deep understanding of legal issues presented by potential IP disputes and deals and the broad spectrum of rights linked to IT, software development and technological innovation, as well as other businesses, such as the film industry and industrial design. We assist our clients structuring schemes that guarantee the correct transfer of know-how in order to harness intellectual property. Our practice also conducts due diligence in transactions involving technology and IP transfers, driven by the commercialization of intangible and technology assets, as well as rights derived from intellectual property.

For the FinTech industry, the businesses that leverage technology to develop avant-garde financial products and services, the firm has hands-on experience that enables us to adequately navigate the regulatory, corporate and business issues faced by this emerging sector. Furthermore, as blockchain technology has evolved, we have aimed to understand the underlying technology and the business drivers of the blockchain ecosystem. Thus we provide legal advice on technology, intellectual property, the corporate structure and the regulatory compliance that companies must take into account when they work with blockchain-based platforms and digital assets, such as virtual currencies. Our attorneys and experts understand the financial industry regulation, the provisions on anti-money laundering and foreign asset controls, as well as patents and trademarks and the taxation associated with FinTech and blockchain technology.

For the FinTech industry, the businesses that leverage technology to develop avant-garde financial products and services, the firm has hands-on experience that enables us to adequately navigate the regulatory, corporate and business issues faced by this emerging sector. Furthermore, as blockchain technology has evolved, we have aimed to understand the underlying technology and the business drivers of the blockchain ecosystem. 

Thus we provide legal advice on technology, intellectual property, the corporate structure and the regulatory compliance that companies must take into account when they work with blockchain-based platforms and digital assets, such as virtual currencies. Our attorneys and experts understand the financial industry regulation, the provisions on anti-money laundering and foreign asset controls, as well as patents and trademarks and the taxation associated with FinTech and blockchain technology.