Marval O’Farrell Mairal is the "go-to" practice for all transactional, contentious and tax-related IP matters. Having started out as an IP boutique before growing into a dominant full service operator, the firm boasts a formidable practice of more than 40 dedicated IP lawyers who handle the gamut of IP work - ranging from local patent, trade mark and copyright litigation and enforcement, to handling IP prosecution and portfolio management for clients across Latin America and the Caribbean. The practice is also able to draw on expertise from other departments of the firm, most notably in the area of criminal law, and offers clients extensive expertise in patent applications and trade mark prosecution too. The team’s enforcement unit, which deals with damages arising from counterfeiting activities, is another differentiator. The practice calls on a deep pool of senior talent that includes Iris Quadrio, who supports domestic and foreign clients across a range of IP matters; trade mark expert Sergio Ellmann; patent litigation and filing expert Martín Bensadon; and IP litigation and anti-counterfeiting veteran Gustavo Giay. A strong cohort of younger partners provides further bench strength and includes Ignacio Sánchez Echagüe (patents); IP litigator Martín Chajchir; Juan M López Mañan (trade marks and domain names); Cristian D Bittel (patent prosecution – particularly for pharma, biotech and agribusiness clients); and Diego Fernández (IP transactional matters and IT and privacy related advisory), along with Andrés O’Farrell (criminal litigation, enforcement and anti-counterfeiting) and Eugenio Hoss (patents). Manuela Adrogue, who covers IT, data protection, privacy and IP asset transactions, is the key contact at associate level.
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‘They always get the job done and are easy to work with.’
‘Juan López Mañán is smart and diligent. A pleasure to work with.’
‘The team is very strong and capable. They have a thorough knowledge of the subject and know how to work in the Argentine IP ecosystem. Compared to other law firms, it is one of the most solid.’
Leading individuals
Martín Bensadon joined Marval O'Farrell Mairal in 1991 and has been a partner of the firm since 1998. He specializes in industrial property and more particularly in patent law, having advised many national and foreign firms in this area.
Sergio Ellmann joined Marval O'Farrell Mairal in 1983 and has been a partner since 1995. He specializes in industrial property law, advising national and international companies principally on trademarks and guarantees related to industrial property, internet law and other laws connected with intellectual property.
He specializes in Intellectual Property litigation. His practice has focused on trademark litigation and he has extensive experience in advising businesses and individuals in matters related to managing intellectual property portfolios, including contractual and licensing agreements. He also offers advice on Internet Law issues and assessment on legal and contractual questions in new and developing technologies.
Iris V. Quadrio specialises in IP law, with extensive experience advising domestic and foreign clients, principally on trademark and trade dress issues, including IP rights clearance, registration and management of IP portfolios.
Next Generation Partners
Martin Chajchir joined Marval O'Farrell Mairal in 2002 and became a partner in 2013. He specializes in intellectual property litigation with a focus on trademarks, domain names and industrial models and designs. His areas of practice include anti-counterfeiting –in which he has a vast expertise in preliminary injunctions and attachment and seizure measures–general IP litigation, domain name recovery, and out-of-court claims. He also has extensive experience in pre-trial mediation proceedings, conducting negotiations and drafting settlement agreements.
He specializes in industrial property and more particularly in patent law, having advised many national and foreign firms in this area.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Iris Quadrio, Sergio Ellmann, Martín Bensadon, Gustavo Giay