Valentina Schmid > Hogan Lovells > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Hogan Lovells Offices
PASEO DE LOS TAMARINDOS 150-PB
BOSQUES DE LAS LOMAS
MEXICO, DISTRITO FEDERAL 05120
Mexico
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Valentina Schmid
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Associate
Career
Since joining the firm in 2010, Valentina Schmid has represented major international companies in all aspects of trademark, trade name, domain name and unfair competition issues. She has vast experience in trademark portfolio management for international clients, especially from the consumer goods sector. Her legal advice ranges from clearance, registrability and trademark opposition issues to court enforcement of IP rights. Other aspects of her work include drafting and negotiating license and coexistence agreements.
In June 2016, Valentina transferred from Frankfurt to our Mexico City office where she continues her IP practice and helps clients take full advantage of the strong business links between Germany and Mexico. She studied law in Trier, Germany and graduated as Master of Law at the University of Turin and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. She is a member of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR). Valentina also regularly publishes articles in the daily press and legal journals.
Languages
English, Spanish, German
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Intellectual property
Acting on an impressive breadth of intellectual property matters, Hogan Lovells‘ Mexico offices support clients on the protection, registration and preservation of all types of IP rights. From trade marks, names, dress and slogans, through patents and industrial designs, to plant breeders’ rights and copyright protection, the firm is a reliable choice for multinationals operating in Mexico that requiring a wide range of services in the practice area. Department head Bernardo Herrerías is a long-recognised expert in the market and the counsel of choice for numerous heavyweight companies. He is supported by counsel Edgar Mata, and senior associates José Casillas and Valentina Schmid, al of whom maintain broad IP practices.