Francisco Pérez-Gangotena > Pérez Bustamante & Ponce > Guayaquil, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce Offices
AV FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA Y MIGUEL H ALCÍVAR
CENTRO EMPRESARIAL LAS CÁMARAS, TORRE B, OFICINA 904
GUAYAQUIL
Ecuador
Francisco Pérez-Gangotena
Work Department
Francisco leads our Intellectual Property practice. He is praised for the depth of his knowledge on copyright and audiovisual rights and frequently advises local producers of cinematographic works in Ecuador.
He has presided over the most important local IP associations such as the Ecuadorian Intellectual Property Association (AEPI), AIPPI – Ecuador and is a National Delegate for Ecuador at ASIPI and has been a Professor of Intellectual Property at local universities.
Position
Partner
Career
- Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (1995 – present)
- National delegate, Management Board, Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property, ASIPI (2016 – 2018)
- Professor of Intellectual Property, Graduate Studies, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador (2015)
- President, Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle, AIPPI – Ecuadorian Group (2009 – 2012)
- President, Ecuadorian Association of Intellectual Property, AEPI (2008 – 2009)
- Professor of Intellectual Property, Institute of Graduate Studies in International Science, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito (2002 – 2007)
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
- International Bar Association
- Ecuador Bar Association
Education
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1993).
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Intellectual property
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce is ‘made up of excellent professionals with very good knowledge‘ of the full range of IP rights, namely patents, copyrights and trade marks. With experience in the public and private sectors, the team is particularly well placed to advise clients from the pharma, food and beverage, luxury goods, oil and gas, and hospitality sectors on the management of their trade mark portfolios. Contentious and non-contentious matters involving industrial designs, trade names, plant varieties and anti-counterfeiting issues are other areas of activity for the practice. Department head Francisco Pérez-Gangotena assists major brands with the management of their IP portfolios at the national and international levels. Key support is offered by senior associate and experienced IP practitioner Camila Mateus, who has ‘unparalleled experience in Ecuador’ when it comes to the protection of trade marks, plant varieties and patents. Alysa Arcos and Samantha Maldonado are also noted for their involvement in IP matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax