Manlio Bassino > Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International
AV. LA FLORESTA 497
PISO 5. SAN BORJA
LIMA 41
Peru
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Work Department

Consumer Goods & Retail, Private Equity

Position

Partner

Career

Manlio Bassino leads the Intellectual Property and Healthcare and Life Sciences practices. He has been actively involved in administrative and judicial proceedings for the defense of industrial property and copyright elements, providing advice on trademark planning and creation (legal naming). In addition, he provides regulatory advice to companies in the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and food and beverage industries, as well as in corporate law matters, with a special focus on mergers and acquisitions and corporate maintenance.

Manlio is recognized in prestigious legal directories such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Leaders League and WTR, standing out in the field of intellectual property. He has been chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AmCham), and is a member of the Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) and the International Trademarks Association (INTA), as well as of the Peruvian Association of Industrial Property and Copyrights (APPI).

In the academic field, Manlio has contributed as a professor of business law at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas for 10 years and as a professor of legal aspects of internet and e-commerce at the School of Engineering of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Languages

English, Spanish

Memberships

  • APPI (Peruvian Association of Intellectual Property).
  • ASIPI (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property).
  • Vice president — Board of Directors, Peruvian Association of Industrial Property and Copyrights. 2023-2025
  • Treasurer — Board of Directors, Peruvian Association of Industrial Property and Copyrights, 2021-2023
  • Past President — Intellectual Property Committee, American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AmCham Peru), 2021 – 2022
  • Member — Trademark Committee, Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), 2024 – 2025
  • Member — Intellectual Property Valuation and Monetization Committee, Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), 2022 – 2023
  • Chair — Intellectual Property Committee, American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AmCham Peru), 2019 – 2020
  • Member — Manual Committee of Countries, Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), 2016 – 2018
  • Member — Anti-Piracy Committee, Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), 2009 – 2015 and 2019 – 2021

Education

  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, (MA, Studies of Corporate Law) (2003).
  • Universidad de Lima (JD, 1993).

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Intellectual property

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Manlio Bassino – Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International

Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International is reputed for its depth of expertise in IP. It is sought by an impressive range of clients, including household names from the luxury goods, technology and energy sectors. The firm is well equipped to advise on several IP issues, such as trademark, patent and domain name disputes, and anti-counterfeiting matters. IP expert Manlio Bassino oversees the practice, specialising in complex trademark litigation cases. Bassino is ably supported by Alvaro Gutiérrez, who concentrates on defence proceedings before INDECOPI in matters concerning the enforcement of patents. The department also houses a strong bench of senior associates, which includes Andrea Jiménez, who advises on industrial property rights and appellations of origin; Rosmery Rivera, who handles industrial designs and plant breeder rights; and Geneve Dupont, who focuses on the protection of distinctive signs, particularly within the fashion industry.