Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

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.

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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)

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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1993).