OLIVARES

Trademarks, patents, unfair competition.

Partner

Armando Arenas joined OLIVARES in 2000 and became a partner in January 2017. He has experience working on a range of IP matters, including consulting and litigation on trademark, patent, unfair competition, trade dress protection, and misleading advertising cases before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs (FCTA), Federal Circuit Courts (FCC) and the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) Regulatory Affairs and Public Acquisitions.

Armando Arenas is a Partner at OLIVARES, he joined the law firm in 2000 and now co-chairs the Litigation group. He has experience working on a range of IP matters, including consulting and litigation on patents, unfair competition, trade dress protection, civil and administrative actions related to the IP matters before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, (IMPI), Federal Court and Administrative Affairs (FCA), Federal Circuit Courts (FCC), the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and Civil Courts (CC). Mr. Arenas is especially adept in patent litigation and protection under Mexico’s patent linkage system, as well as recognition and protection of clinical data on medicines (DPE) and regularly handles cases with Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks COFEPRIS. He has extensive experience with regulatory matters under Mexico’s health laws and provides strategic advice in complex patent litigation cases and dispute resolutions in Administrative and Civil matters. His clients and representative cases span all sectors of the health industry, including pharma, biotech, medtech, diagnostics, animal health, vaccines, cannabis, and health services.

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American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico (AMCHAM). Asociación Mexicana para la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (AMPPI). Asociacion Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI). Barra Mexicana de Abogados (BMA). Israel- Latin America Chamber of Commerce.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Juris Doctor, 1995 Arenas was invited as a professor to speak at the Panamericana University for a lessons on damages claims in IP matters.