Faycamark, the intellectual property division of Facio & Cañas (which expanded in March 2023, opening two new offices in Puntarenas and Guanacaste), brings strength to advising major multinational corporates such as Eli Lilly and Company on a diverse spectrum of matters related to copyrights, patents, trade marks, trade secrets and regulatory law. With a client roster spanning the pharmaceuticals, apparel, and food and beverages sectors, the group’s comprehensive service covers enforcement, strategic portfolio development and management, due diligence and complex IP litigation, representing foreign and national franchisors, licensors and distributors engaged in merchandising ventures and product licensing. The practice is led by managing partner and IP authority Milagro Chaves and senior associate and life sciences specialist Laura Valverde.
Testimonials
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‘I would like to recommend Laura Valverde and Milagro Chaves. They are responsive and provide helpful feedback.’
Key clients
- Crepes & Waffles
- Noche Negra Producciones
- Asembis
- Eli Lilly and Company
Work highlights
- Assisted Crepes & Waffles, a restaurant in the Andean region, in reverting a Trade Mark Office decision, by advocating that well-known restaurants and their trade marks deserve special protection and have an acquired distinctiveness that should not be limited to the territory of Costa Rica.
- Advising Noche Negra Producciones on the IP aspects of co-production agreements with producers in France and Mexico.
- Assisting Asembis in the drafting of franchise agreements and handling its IP portfolio.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Milagro Chaves, Laura Valverde