Angeles Pons is highly regarded for its wide-ranging expertise in intellectual property, covering all main areas of work, from trade mark infringement cases to patent registration. Wallis Pons and Jaime Ángeles jointly head the practice, which acts for clients across the retail, food, aviation, fashion, pharmaceutical and entertainment sectors, among others. Pons continues to defend Grupo Ramos in trade mark prosecution brought by shoe manufacturing company Crocs. Ángeles has extensive experience in copyright and trade mark litigation.

Household name multinational companies turn to Troncoso Leroux for advice across the full spectrum of IP matters. Patents, copyright, and trade mark infringement cases have recently been key areas of instruction for the practice. IP expert Maria del Pilar Troncoso leads the team. Pedro Troncoso counts IP litigation as a core strength, while Vanessa Cabrera, who was promoted to junior partner in July 2019, is noted for her expertise in trade mark work. Senior associate Maxiell Herrera is also recommended.

Trade mark cases have been prominent in the recent workload for Bufete Lugo Lovatón's team, and the group also reports an uptick in anti-counterfeiting mandates. It counts a number of major local companies among its clients, including companies in the beverages, sports, telecoms and media sectors. Senior partner Zaida Lugo jointly heads the practice with José Santana, who is noted for his expertise in trade marks, and associate Héctor Collado, who regularly handles IP litigation.

JJ Roca & Asociados' highly regarded team acts as regional Caribbean IP counsel for several multinational companies, and has recently further expanded its client base with several new clients in the food and beverage and technology sectors. Patents work and regulatory matters are among the team's areas of strength. The department is jointly led by Sharin Pablo de Roca and Ana Paula Campusano, who was promoted to junior partner in May 2019.

Urko Ochoa leads the practice at MINIÑO Abogados, which is well known for its established presence in the Caribbean, where it assists with domain name matters, patents work and IP litigation, to name a few areas. Past work for the team includes pharmaceutical patent and trade mark litigation. Managing partner Orietta Blanco is a highly regarded practitioner in this space. Senior associate Pamela Hernández handles copyright infringement cases.

Castillo y Castillo's department counts trade mark infringement and prosecution work as a cornerstone area of expertise. Tania Castillo is acting for a household name multinational company in litigation concerning the infringement of its trade mark by a local company. Senior associate Carimer Guzmán is also noted.

Operating since April 2019, IP boutique Pellerano & Messina is particularly strong in contentious and non-contentious trade mark work. Ana Messina heads the practice, which counts Hugo Boss among its prominent clients; the team handles the company's trade mark portfolio in the Dominican Republic. Also noted are senior associate Adelin Villalobos and associates Carlos Tapia and Hemil Rodriguez.