The ‘flexible, strong and well-prepared’ team at Cervieri Monsuárez is a strong choice for counsel on patents, industrial designs, trade marks, copyrights and domain names. Described by one source as ‘always at the forefront on IP matters in the industrial sector’, the practice also has market-leading expertise in anticounterfeiting matters. The firm has teams based in Bolivia and Paraguay, with whom the Montevideo-based lawyers collaborate on IP matters. Practice head Virginia Cervieri focuses on trade marks, IP strategy and anticounterfeiting, along with trade mark, patent and copyright lawyer Natalia Paladino. One client considers the pair to be ‘totally trusted advisors’. Pablo Monsuárez and Lucía Cantera specialise in IP litigation, while Anabel Frachia is of key importance on anticounterfeiting matters.

The ‘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.

The IP group at Bergstein Abogados provides copyrights and trade mark counsel in addition to handling patent registration. Senior associate Silvina Vila co-heads the practice and leads on all matters for local and foreign clients, with particular specialism in intellectual property portfolio management, IP litigation and protection of patent and trade mark rights. Vila and fellow co-head Leonardo Melos, who focuses on litigation, are praised by clients as being ‘top-level professionals, responsible, helpful and ethical’.

The practice at Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga specialises in IP infringement claims, due diligence and IP-related litigation and arbitration. The group has experience advising clients in the tech sector. Héctor Viana, whose background is in corporate real estate and finance law, handles IP issues related to clients he regularly manages, among them Amazon, Volkswagen and Facebook. At senior associate level, Mariana Lartigau has experience with trade marks and copyright issues, and also supports with IP-related due diligence. Maite Gaynicotche focuses on data protection and cybersecurity matters.

The expertise of the practice at Guyer & Regules is focused on litigation, copyright registration, protection against unfair competition and personal data protection. The team works closely with the firm’s data privacy and technology departments and regularly counsels individuals and companies in the FMCG and finance sectors on IP issues. Sole practice head Javier Berdaguer leads the group of five associates and has experience in corporate, copyright and right of publicity law.