Mr Victor Ramírez > Olivares > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Olivares
PEDRO LUIS OGAZÓN 17
COL. SAN ÁNGEL
01000, MÉXICO, D.F.
Mexico

Work Department

• Regulatory Law • Trademarks • IP Litigation & ADR • Licensing, Tech Transfer & Franchising

Position

Attorney

Career

Victor Ramírez’s work at OLIVARES focuses mostly on counseling, negotiating and prosecuting Industrial Property disputes (Nullity, Caducity and Infringement proceedings) before the Mexican Trademark and Patent Office, as well as on the respective appeal proceeding before the Courts of Law. He is also experienced in running, analyzing and reporting results of availability search for trademarks, slogans and commercial names; preparing and filing trademark, slogan and commercial name applications at the Mexican Trademark Office; trying cases relating to product labelling prosecuted before the Consumer’s Attorney General Office (PROFECO); and trying uniform dispute resolution procedures related to domain names.
In addition, he works on contractual transactions; advising and drafting license, assignment, franchise and transfer of technology agreements; as well as making of record these type of agreements before the Mexican Trademark Office when required.

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

  • Asociación Mexicana para la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (AMPPI)
  • Barra Mexicana de Abogados (BMA)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)

Education

  • Franklin Pierce Law Center Intellectual Property, 2007.
  • Universidad Panamericana Postgraduate Major in Intellectual Property Law,  2005
  • Universidad Panamericana Juris Doctor, 2000.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Intellectual property

A giant of Mexico’s IP law market, Olivares is a dedicated IP specialist firm with a client base that includes some of the best-known multinationals operating in the country. The practice is a go-to for the full spectrum of advice. As regards patents, the firm regularly counsels in litigation, as well as filing claims across the chemistry, nanotechnology, electronics, biotech, bioinformatics, computer programs and mechanical sectors. The trade mark team assists a blue chip client base with regulatory and enforcement matters; while on the copyright front, work highlights include distribution and licensing of creative works, copyright transactions and litigation, and software protection. Contacts to note in the sizeable team include: veteran copyright and entertainment law specialist Luis Schmidt; founding partner Sergio Olivares, who advises on the prosecution and litigation of the full range of IP rights; co-chair of the life sciences and pharmaceuticals industry group and coordinator of the litigation department, Alejandro Luna; trade mark counsel to many of the firm’s key clients, Alonso Camargo; and Abraham Díaz, who is the main contact for privacy matters and heads the IT industry group. Further key partners include, Daniel Sánchez, Gustavo Alcocer, Víctor Ramírez and Armando Arenas. Rommy Morales and Jaime Rodríguez represent the next generation of the partnership at the firm, while associate Karla Olvera stands out for her support on litigious matters.