Juan Manuel Álvarez > Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego > Ciudad de México, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego Offices
Paseo de los Tamarindos 400-A
Piso 27, Bosques de las Lomas
Zip Code 05120
Mexico
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Juan Manuel Álvarez
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Partner
Career
Juan is a Partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property (IP) practice of Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego, S.C., advising on the strategic planning, economic and intangible interests (brands and others) portfolio analysis and counselling on complex IP matters. As also a member of the Dispute Resolution practice of the Firm, he handles and prosecutes all kinds of matters involving trademarks, patents, copyrights, domain names and related judicial and administrative litigation with administrative, civil and criminal courts.
He also Co-Chairs the Life Sciences practice of the Firm overseeing important IP aspects for the pharmaceutical, chemical, technological and food and beverage industries. Juan permanently interacts with the Corporate, M&A and Transactional areas of the Firm in the protection, assessment and negotiation of IP components in transfers or dispositions of IP rights, as well as with our Civil, Commercial and Labor litigation practices in the preparation and enforcement of sophisticated non-compete and non-disclosure agreements. Juan is a Mediator for Intellectual Property Disputes before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Languages
Juan is a Spanish native speaker and is fluent in English.
Memberships
With over two decades of teaching experience at the graduate and post-graduate levels in prestigious universities in Mexico, Juan is a renowned Professor of Intellectual Property and Industrial Property through his passage at the Universidad Anáhuac Law School (Mexico City), Universidad Anáhuac de Xalapa MBA Program (Xalapa, Mexico) and the Centro de Estudios Profesionales Fray Bartolomé de las Casas MBA Program (Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas).
Currently, Juan is a professor at the Master in Intellectual Property program of the Universidad Panamericana (UP) Law School at the Mexico City and Aguascalientes campuses, as well as with the iLab Business Hub in Xalapa, Veracruz.
Education
Juan obtained his Law degree (JD/LL.B. equivalent) from Universidad Anáhuac (Mexico City) in 1998. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property at the University of Alicante (Spain) in 1999.
In 2000 he obtained a specialization post graduate degree in Intellectual Property from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM).
In 2020, Juan Manuel became a member of the first generation of Harvard Law School’s Executive Education “Smart Collaboration” Master Class, lectured by Heidi K. Gardner.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Intellectual property
The IP team at Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego assists its clients with the design, protection, application and maintenance of trade mark portfolios. The team also regularly handles the registration of copyright, patents and domain names, and also represents clients in administrative proceedings for infringement, nullity, cancellations and foreclosure. Practice head Juan Manuel Álvarez del Castillo is highlighted by one client for his ‘very good service’; he is supported by associates Yvonne Amaya Becerra and Andrea Guttiérez Romero.
Mexico > Life sciences
The medium-sized firm Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego has ‘has a specialisation in life sciences and it shows in the highly complex level of consulting they provide’, clients suggest, also noting that it ‘has grown considerably in this area in recent years’. The experienced, eight-strong team provides comprehensive legal advisory across the entire array of life science segments, from research and development, agricultural, pharmaceutical, industrial and biotechnology products, through to medical devices, cosmetics and personal care, chemicals, agrochemicals, animal health, tobacco, and food and beverages. Originally more focused on regulatory and sanitary consulting and litigation, the practice has since built-out its IP-side capabilities, giving it additional reach, and today the group handles transactional and regulatory legal advice, life sciences-focused due diligence support, accompaniment in the obtaining of healthcare, biotech and other authorisations; litigation and representation before the Ministry of Health, COFEPRIS and other relevant authorities; and also undertakes risk and contingency assessments in relation to tech transfers, licensing agreements, M&A, joint ventures and export/import matters. ‘A lawyer who know abouts the life sciences’, name partner and practice co-head Adrián del Paso has approaching two decades focused on environmental, pharmaceutical and health sector matters. He advises both regulated companies and not-for-profit organisations on the full range of regulatory and life science matters and is also an experienced administrative litigator. Fellow co-lead, Juan Manuel Alvarez Del Castillo, who is also head of the intellectual property practice, manages the IP aspects of life science mandates – particularly those related to the pharmaceutical, chemical, technological, and food and beverage industries. Senior associate Mauricio Sandoval is also a key participant as regards administrative litigation; however, the firm will miss the specialist customs and international trade knowledge of dedicated associate Ricardo Koller, who left the firm in late 2022. Since publication, Del Paso and Sandoval have left the firm – effective as of March 2023.