Mrs Gabriela Tejada de Britton > Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán > Panama, Panama > Lawyer Profile
Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán Offices
IGRA BUILDING, NO 8 AQUILINO DE LA GUARDIA STREET
PANAMA
Panama
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Mrs Gabriela Tejada de Britton
Work Department
Head of the Firm's Intellectual Property Department
Position
Intellectual Property: Trademarks, patents, utility models, industrial designs, slogans, copyrights, trade and domain names.
Career
• License Certificate: 1990
• ICAZA, GONZÁLEZ-RUIZ & ALEMÁN
Partner since 2000 – In charge of the IP Department.
Associate (1990 – 2000).
• Panama Conciliation and Arbitration Centre
Qualified Arbitrator (2002 – 2003).
• She actively participated in the drafting and discussion of the Law in force regarding Industrial Property.
Languages
Spanish, English and French
Memberships
Panama Bar Association; President of the Panamanian Association of Intellectual Property Law (APADEPI) 2020-2022; Inter-American Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI); Association Internationale Pour la Proteccion de la Propriete Intellectual (AIPPI); International Trademark Association (INTA).
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Political Sciences, Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua, Panama, (1989). Thesis: “Legal Challenge to Arbitral Decisions in the Panamanian Judicial Code”.
- D.E.A in General Private Law, University of Paris Panthéon-Assas, (Paris II), Cum Laude, Paris, (1990).
Lawyer Rankings
Panama > Intellectual property
(Hall of Fame)The IP lawyers at Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán are highlighted as ‘very skilled trade mark practitioners‘, but also have expertise in patent matters, with a comprehensive practice which covers filings, oppositions and renewals, as well as anti-counterfeiting litigation. The firm enjoys strong connections with international law firms thanks to its membership of alliances such as Multilaw, allowing it to advise multinationals across a broad spread of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, telecoms, luxury goods, sports, and food and beverages, on the management of their IP portfolios. ‘Excellent‘ practice head Gabriela Tejada de Britton
, who is the current president of the Panamanian Association of Intellectual Property Law, is renowned for her experience in the full spectrum of trade mark and patent matters. She is supported by up-and-coming partners Moisés Rivera, an expert in IP litigation (particularly opposition actions), and Mariela de la Guardia (who leads the firm’s growing data privacy and protection department), and ‘remarkable‘ associate Fernando González-Ruiz, whose practice has an emphasis on brand protection and anti-counterfeiting litigation.