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Tobar ZVS Offices
AV 12 DE OCTUBRE N26-97 LINCOLN, EDIFICIO TORRE 1492, OF 1505
QUITO
Ecuador
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Alfonso Rivera
Work Department
Intellectual Property and Anti-Piracy Unit
Position
Of Counsel
Career
Alfonso Rivera joined the Firm in 2000. He has more than 20 years of experience in the intellectual property area. He has been for years Director of the intellectual property area and currently collaborates as an external consultant, since he is performing legal functions for the European Union in the Andean Community.
He has advised national and international clients related to trademark, copyright, patents, plant varieties, and has designed successful anti-piracy campaigns for well-known international companies.
– Recognized in “Band 3” by Chambers & Partners Latam
– Recognized as “Recomended Lawyer” by Legal500
– Recognized as “Trademark Star 2022” by IP Stars 2022
Languages
Spanish, English, German and Portuguese
Memberships
– Member of ASIPI and INTA
– Mediator of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Cámara de Comercio Quito
Education
– Lawyer and Doctor in Jurisprudence by the Catolica University of Ecuador
– Expert in Procedural Law by Andina Simón Bolívar University (Quito)
– Master in Intellectual Property from the University of Alicante, Spain
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Intellectual property
Tobar ZVS houses an intellectual property and anti-piracy team capable of protecting patent, trade mark and copyright portfolios, with particular experience handling enforcement campaigns and border measures relating to the Andean community. Alvaro Sevilla heads the practice and is active in an array of IP litigation and matters surrounding plant breeder’s rights, while of counsel Alfonso Rivera, a name to note for retail, biotechnology, automotive and apparel clients, focuses on anti-counterfeiting and copyright issues. Dispute resolution head Oscar Vela is also noted alongside associate Andrea Guevara Terán, who is recommended for infringement matters.