Cervieri Monsuárez‘s IP team stands out for its counterfeit investigations practice, and the team leads the market in terms of the seizure and sustainable destruction of counterfeit goods. It also has an experienced brand protection department, working in tandem with the firm's offices in Paraguay and Bolivia to represent global brands across Latin America. The group excels in the registration and protection of the full range of IP rights, from trade marks, copyrights and patents to industrial designs and domain names. Also of note is its expertise in specialist areas, such as geographical indications, health registrations and plant varieties. The practice is experienced in online monitoring, as well as data protection matters. Virginia Cervieri leads the sizeable IP team, while Pablo Monsuárez specialises in IP litigation. Anabel Frachia also plays a key role in the team as regional anti-counterfeiting director, and Natalia Paladino is the firm’s IP director. At the senior associate level, Viviana Cervieri is a key contact, as is Lucía Cantera, who focuses her practice on anti-counterfeiting and IP litigation. Associate Daiana Pereira heads the anti-counterfeiting practice, and Andrea Casale, associate, is active in IP prosecution and enforcement.
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‘CM is a very good firm, and all individuals are at the top of their profession.’
‘Virginia Cervieri is an extremely good lawyer, with great negotiation and litigation skills.’
‘The Cervieri Monsuarez team works in a very coordinated way to protect the same patent family simultaneously in Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay.’
‘One of the aspects to highlight is the speed with which they resolve any difficulty that may arise.’
Key clients
- Colgate
- Ruben Diaz
- Crocs
- Daiso
- Natriche
- Converse
- Off-White
- Levi’s
- New Era
- Nike
- Superdry
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Vans
- Warner Bros
- Adidas
- Puma
- Apple
- Gilette
- The Polo/Lauren Company
Work highlights
- Coordinated the sustainable destruction of products that infringed on Colgate copyrights.
- Defended Crocs against annulment actions, achieving the full protection and the Crocs three-dimensional trade marks in Uruguay.
- Carried out an investigation on an Instagram account that commercialised suspicious 'POLO' footwear, leading to the presentation of a criminal complaint and requesting the seizure of infringing products.
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Virginia Cervieri