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BKM | Berkemeyer
JACARANDA BUILDING, BENJAMIN CONSTANT 835
ASUNCION
Paraguay
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Work Department

Intellectual Property Department, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law

Position

Marta Berkemeyer is the Chair and Head of the Intellectual Property Department.

Career

Her practice focuses on intellectual property, pharmaceutical and regulatory law, IP litigation and alternative dispute resolution, licensing, distribution and franchising, trademarks and patents,

She has extensive experience in advising major national and foreign companies in the entertainment business, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, luxury goods, food and beverage, and technology industries.

Her experience includes managing the portfolios of Fortune 500 companies.

Languages

Spanish, German and English

Memberships

She has participated as a speaker at multiple national and international conferences and has published several publications. She has been very active in national and international Intellectual Property associations, serving in different positions, including: Legislation Analysis Latin America Sub-Committee Chair (INTA); Programs Committee (INTA); Roundtable Latin America Sub-Committee Chair (INTA); Annual Meeting Project Team Hong Kong (INTA); Annual Meeting Project Team Hong Kong (INTA); Vice-Chair of the National Group of AIPPI; Treasurer of the AIPPI; National Group and Treasurer of APAPI.

She is a member of The Legal 500’s Intellectual Property Hall of Fame; while Chambers and Partners and IP Stars have distinguished her practice, in the same area, for several years.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. University of Asuncion, Paraguay.

Marta is a member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI); the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); the International Trademark Association (INTA;, the Paraguayan Association of Intellectual Property Agents (APAPI); The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA); MARQUES (European Association of Trade Mark Owners); the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) and the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG).

 

Lawyer Rankings

Paraguay > Intellectual property

(Hall of Fame)

Marta BerkemeyerBKM | Berkemeyer

Established as the leading specialist IP firm in the market, BKM | Berkemeyer provides the complete range of IP services. The team excels in the registration of trade marks, patents, domain names, designs and copyrights. It also boasts a successful contentious practice, representing clients in litigation and enforcement proceedings before administrative, civil and criminal courts. The team fields expertise across the full range of sectors, from pharmaceuticals, food and retail to technology and media. The life sciences and agricultural sectors are particular areas of specialisation, with the group’s knowledge extending to licensing and biotechnology agreements. Marta Berkemeyer heads the team, with Hugo T. Berkemeyer also playing a lead role in many of the group’s key mandates. Head of the litigation team Bárbara Dollstadt is an active member of the practice, alongside Irene Angulo, who leads the patent department with Cristobal Gonzalez. Valeria Carron heads the international practice and Jaqueline Querciola the trade mark department. Jazmin Hamuy focuses on trade mark filing and prosecution. Patricia Lopez Moreira, Viviana Rolon, Alexander Berkemeyer and Antonio Villa Berkemeyer are other names to note.