Agustín Mayer
Regional Managing Partner
Ferrere
More informationThe ‘first-class’ team at Ferrere offers the complete range of IP services, including trade mark filing, litigation and anti-counterfeit work. Clients benefit from the firm’s presence in Montevideo, Tacuarembó, Colonia and the free zone in Aguada Park, Montevideo, as well as its international offices in Bolivia and Paraguay. The firm has a track record advising companies in the pharmaceuticals, food and drink, cybersecurity, media and advertising sectors, as well as Uruguay’s burgeoning domestic cannabis industry. A recent work highlight saw the ’extraordinary’, ‘solid’ and ’responsive’ team advise audiovisual company Cimarrón on IP-related matters that arose in the production of several series for Amazon and other platforms. Regional managing partner Agustín Mayer heads the practice and a particular focus on patents, with niche expertise in pharmaceutical product patents. Martín Pesce takes care of data privacy-related matters. Alejandro Alterwain and Stella Weng are highlighted as ‘excellent and hands-on’; Alterwain has participated in key cases involving litigation before the Supreme Court, and Weng specialises in patent and trade mark filing, as well as prosecution.
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Testimonials
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‘An extraordinary firm, without a doubt, with a solid, experienced team.'
‘Top-level professionals with an extraordinary human touch, namely Agustin Mayer, Alejandro Alterwain and Stella Weng.’
‘The Ferrere team members complement each other very well, and Stella Weng, Alejandro Alterwain and Maria Eugenia Contreras are excellent professionals.'
‘Highly experienced, short response times, reachable at all times; a team of professionals with a proven track record.'
'It is a very good practice in trademark filing and prosecution, they are fast, efficient, they understand what the client needs in that aspect.'
'It seems to me that the lawyer who stands out the most from the office in the area is Stella Weng.'
'It is a team of professionals that adjusts to the needs of companies and their business realities, which makes the work dynamic very easy.'
'Excellent team of professionals.'
Key clients
- Bayer
- Meta Platform
- Chery Automobile
- CMPC - Softys
- Continental
- Directv
- H&M
- Haribo
- NBA
- Starwoods
- Stihl
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Issey Miyake
- NIO (ANHUI) Holding
- Oddity Tech
- Equifax
- Vertex
- FNC (Anheuser-Busch InBev)
- Uber
Work highlights
- Acted for Haribo in an objection procedure in sound trade marks.
- Represented German manufacturer Andreas Stihl in an opposition regarding the imitation of its trade mark.
- Assisted a multinational manufacturer of paper products for domestic use in a dispute with Brazilian competitor Santher over a toilet paper trade mark.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
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Alejandro Alterwain
Counsel
Stella Weng
Senior Associate
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Agustín Mayer