Mrs Ana Catalina Monge > MMonivation > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile

MMonivation
Oficentro Momentum Lindora
Segundo piso, no. 47. Santa Ana.
SAN JOSÈ
Costa Rica

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Partner

Career

Deputy Director of the Intellectual Property Government Office (2004-2008)
Head of Intellectual Property Department at Consortium Legal Costa Rica (2008-2016)
Head of the Intellectual Property Department (since 2017)

Languages

Spanish-English

Memberships

International Trademark Association (INTA)
Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI) 
Asociación de Profesionales de Propiedad Intelectual (APPICR) 
Costa Rican Bar Association 
Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network (OriGIn)
Chamber of Commerce Costa Rica

Education

Law Degree Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT) 2000
Intellectual Property Master Degree (UNED) 2008
ntellectual Property Seminars in Europe, United States, Mexico, Cuba and Central America 
Intellectual Property On Line Courses

Lawyer Rankings

Costa Rica > Intellectual property

The team at boutique firm MMonivation brings experience to assisting multinationals, regional companies and start-ups on the maintenance and protection of their trade marks, patents, copyrights and sanitary registrations. Providing a full line of IP services ranging from registration procedures, refusals and assignments to cancellations, litigation and due diligence, the group’s client base spans such sectors as food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, where the firm shows considerable strength. The practice is led by international director Ana Catalina Monge, a former deputy director of the Office of Industrial Property, and an expert in cross-border IP transactions. Senior associate and former Trademark Registry examiner Andrés Hernandez leads the firm’s national IP practice, bringing to the team over 30 years’ experience in the practice area.