
'A firm with great experience and prestige in IP issues', Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. is regularly seen as counsel on precedent-setting matters across patent, trade mark and copyright issues. Offering the full suite of services for the protection and defence of intellectual property, the practice is well versed in (among other areas): filings for all kinds of marks and licences, background investigations prior to potential M&A, the registration of corporate name changes, and litigation regarding the cancellation and infringements of trade marks. Adolfo Athié has standout experience representing companies in various arenas, including the Supreme Court, and has a niche specialism in litigation and strategising to compensate for time lost in the granting of patents. Eduardo Kleinberg and Santiago Zubikarai have co-led recent counsel to Amazon, as well as other matters in the entertainment sector; while on the patent side, group leader Claudio Ulloa is the senior contact to note. Juan Carlos Hernández assists with distinctive signs and copyright; and Mariana Vargas focuses on trade mark protection, the international registration of marks under the Madrid Protocol, and various registration matters. The partner level team is completed by Eduardo Castañeda, a specialist in entertainment law; and Mariana González, hired from BC&B in August 2023, whose practice encompasses patent prosecution, IP transactional matters and litigation.
Testimonials
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‘Best team in terms of knowledge, skills and customer service, they are very personalized.’
‘Juan Carlos Hernández, Mariana Vargas and Daniel Castro know the subject of intellectual property, are up to date and have an incredible treatment of you as a client.’
‘We have worked with Basham for several decades, with Basham's team (Eduardo Castañeda and Claudio Ochoa) on industrial property issues. Basham is a firm with great experience and prestige in IP issues and we consider them part of our legal team. They know our work and ethical standards and we feel fully supported and supported by Basham in their technical knowledge, personalized attention and response times. Excellent cost-benefit ratio.’
‘Eduardo Castañeda is the partner who is in charge of IP issues for us. Claudio Ochoa participates in specific issues of a strategic nature. From both of them, we have always received excellent service, availability, professional excellence and honesty and transparency. Eduardo has a great team: Maria Fernanda González Aceves; Ingrid Cabrera Rodríguez; Mariano Francisco Cornejo López.'
Key clients
- Bayer
- Wobbleworks
- Contraluz Cristalino and Mezcal Contraluz
- Comercializadora Eloro
- Wal-mart de México
- Auditorio Nacional
- Amazon
- Almave
- World Baseball and Softball Confederation
Work highlights
- Assisting Bayer with patent time loss compensation cases.
- Acting for Wobbleworks in patent infringement actions.
- Assisted Contraluz Cristalino and Mezcal Contraluz. who have partnered with the American singer Maluma, with the worldwide protection strategy of the trade marks "CONTRALUZ" and "CONTRALUZ CRISTALINO".
Lawyers


Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eduardo Kleinberg, Adolfo Athié, Claudio Ulloa, Juan Carlos Hernández, Eduardo Castañeda, Mariana Vargas, Santiago Zubikarai, Mariana González