Consortium Legal
More informationThe experienced team at Consortium Legal works closely with the firm’s other regional offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to manage and safeguard the intellectual property of domestic, regional and multinational corporations across such sectors as pharmaceuticals, banking, healthcare, food and beverages, and cosmetics. The firm’s comprehensive service extends to matters involving copyright, patents and trade marks, sanitary and pharmaceutical registrations, and litigation. The practice is headed by Suzane De Tablas, who has over 22 years’ experience in the practice area, advising on border actions, trade mark nullification and cancellation for non-use, copyright infringement, licensing, franchise contracts and IP due diligence on corporate transactions. The team is supported by senior associate Francisco Medrano, who specialises in trade mark proceedings before the Trademark Department of the Intellectual Property Registry of El Salvador and assists clients with matters related to unfair competition and anti-piracy through advising on border measures and the cancellation and nullity of trade marks.
Testimonials
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‘Suzane De Tablas and Francisco Medrano have always known how to give quick answers and they are correct in their assessments. When objections arise, they take care of finding the best solution.’
Key clients
- Zuffa
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
- World Vision (Visión Mundial El Salvador)
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation
- Procaps
- Zodiac Intenational Corporation
- Mercadona
- Heca Global
- Digicel Caribbean
- Rappi
Work highlights
- Successfully resolved for Unipharm trade mark cancellation processes due to non-use to protect the client's pharmaceuticals products in El Salvador.
- Assisted AIDS Healthcare Foundation with IP issues relating to the opening of its operations in El Salvador, including the registration of trade marks and distinctive signs.
- Assisting in the maintenance and defence of trade marks such as Pollo Campero for CMI, as well as advising on brand negotiation processes relating to the expansion of its operations.