Mr Javier Uhthoff O. > Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff, SC > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff, SC Offices
AV. Paseo de la Reforma 509 floor 22
Col Cuauhtemoc
06500 Mexico City
Mexico
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Mr Javier Uhthoff O.
Work Department
Patent Department
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Senior Partner of Uhthoff in Mexico since 1989, where he heads the Patent Department. Javier has an important experience in the representation of numerous clients, mainly in advising multinational companies, protecting different types of innovations. He has advised a wide variety of industries in Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America. Javier has established a significant international reputation for Intellectual Property.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Memberships
- The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- The Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI)
- The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- The International Trademark Association (INTA)
- The Inter-American Industrial Property Association (ASIPI)
- The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
- The Mexican Bar Association.
Education
He began his practice at Uhthoff in 1984. He holds a Degree in Industrial Property, Transfer or Technology, Patents and Trademarks, Foreign Investments and Copyrights from Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City. Additionally he has studies at the Japanese Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) in Tokyo, Japan, Certification in Foreign Investment and Industrial Property Rights.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Intellectual property
Renowned IP boutique Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff, SC is valued for its ‘high level of expertise in the field’ and is ‘always looking for innovative ways to deliver services’. The firm is a go-to destination for patent and trade mark filing for major multinationals operating in Mexico, and has a robust offering in enforcement of IP rights through litigation. The client roster reflects a broad spectrum of sectors, with the practice evidencing particular depth in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, biotech, the education sector, and food and beverages. Senior partner and head of the patent department Javier Uhthoff O. is one of the elder statesmen of IP law in Mexico and continues to lead advice to key clients on major patent matters. Fellow senior partner Connie González is the main contact for trade mark mandates, with Eryck Castillo and Marcella Bolland being further key contacts in that field. Saúl Santoyo leads the litigation department, while also co-chairing the entertainment law and copyright practice groups alongside Castillo. Xavier Hadad supports on the full range of litigious work, and Eugenio Pérez adds expertise on the technical side of patent matters. At the senior associate level, José Luis Ramos stands out for litigation and IP protection, and Janett Lumbreras supports on patent instructions.