Margarita Romero-Rosales > Pérez Bustamante & Ponce > Guayaquil, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

Margarita Romero-Rosales

Work Department

Margarita co-leads our Intellectual Property practice. She is highly experienced in managing the trademark portfolios of local and foreign clients in Ecuador. In addition to all aspects of trademark law, Margarita also advises on regulatory issues related to food and drug technical standards, consumer protection, advertising law, franchise agreements, and other agreements related to IP commercialization. She has experience in intellectual property issues related to e-commerce.

Position

Partner

Career

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce, Partner (2023 – present)

Romero Corral Abogados, Founding Managing Partner (2014 – 2023)

MARKLAW, Founding Partner (2000 – 2014)

Falconí Puig, Intellectual Property Associate (1991 -1998)

ASIPI and INTA, several executive positions (2006 – present)

Fundación Reina de Quito, Pro bono advisor (2017 – 2022)

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

INTA

ASIPI

ECTA

INTERTY

IAPP

ALAP

UN Global Compac

Education

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Doctor in Jurisprudence, 1996)

Universidad de Alicante, Spain. (Master of Lawa in Intellectual Property (LL.M.) “V Magister LVCENTINVS”, 1998 – 1999).

Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador. (Postgraduate Certificate in Commercial Law, 1997)