Mr Israel Ledesma Meléndez > Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C.
TORRE ARCOS BOSQUES 1, PASEO DE LOS TAMARINDOS 400-B
8TH AND 9TH FLOORS, COLONIA, BOSQUES DE LAS LOMAS
05120, MÉXICO CITY
Mexico

Work Department

Intellectual Property including expertise on Administrative, Civil and Criminal Litigation related to Nullity, Infringement, Lapse and enforcement Actions related to Trademarks, Patents, Plant Varieties and Copyright, supporting international and national companies in front of Mexican authorities. Data privacy and Advertising and Consumer Law.

Position

Partner. Israel Ledesma Meléndez leads the IP team and has nearly fifteen years of experience representing international and national companies before Mexican authorities. He has particular expertise in Administrative, Civil and Criminal Litigation in cancellation, infringement and lapse actions related to Trademarks, Patents, Plant Varieties and Copyrights.

Career

Mr. Ledesma is highly skilled in the organization and execution of anti-counterfeit / piracy campaigns for national and foreign companies for all kind of products (medicines, entertainment, stationery, consumer products, luxury products, electronics, etc.). Also, he is an expert on Internet Infringements related to IP Rights and he advised numerous clients on successful UDRP and LDRP proceedings before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Mr. Ledesma has written articles on various Intellectual Property publications such as IAM Magazine, IPPro The Internet and Managing IP. Speaker before different universities and IP authorities in Mexico and abroad.

Languages

Spanish, English and Italian

Memberships

Mr. Ledesma is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI) and Coordinator of its Communication and Information Technology Committee. He is also part pf the Intellectual Property Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico.

Education

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Attorney at Law, 2006; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Postgraduate studies on IP. Intellectual Property Specialist, 2011; Documentation and Information Fund for Industry (INFOTEC), Master in Information Technology, 2014.

Leisure

Mr. Ledesma has been a speaker and moderator on many intellectual property seminars before private and public offices and universities such as: Attorney General´s Office (PGR), the National Chamber of Electric Manufacturers (CANAME), the General Customs Administration (AGA), Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Universidad Panamericana (UP, etc. He has also written articles published on specialized magazines such as IAM Magazine, IPProtheInternet and Managing Intellectual Property.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Intellectual property

Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C.’s work in IP has a distinct strength in anti-counterfeiting, piracy and online infringements, and demonstrates experience across a broad range of sectors – it has a notably strong client bases in pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms and consumer goods. The firm also has an IP litigation offering that covers IP infringement actions on administrative, civil and criminal courts in matters related to trade marks, copyrights, plant varieties and patents. Israel Ledesma Meléndez leads the department and has particular expertise in administrative, civil and criminal litigation, specifically in cancellation, infringement, lapse and enforcement actions. Associate Marta Celis further bolsters the IP litigation offering.