Mr Ignacio Bérèterbide > Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados
BOUCHARD 680, 12TH FLOOR
C1106ABJ, BUENOS AIRES
Argentina

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Partner. Head of the Intellectual Property practice at Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno.

Career

Ignacio M. Bérèterbide has extensive experience in advisory and transactional work related to intellectual property matters, as well as on IP litigation. He is particularly knowledgeable in licensing and in a wide range of IP contractual matters.

Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior associate within the Industrial and Intellectual Property department at Bruchou, Fernández Madero, Lombardi & Mitrani (2003-2007), and an associate with Allende & Brea in charge of the Practice of Trademarks, Patents and Copyright (2000-2003). From 1995 to 2000 he was an associate at Estudio Liprotti, specialized in trademark and patent litigation.

He was an acting professor of International Private Law at the Universidad Católica Argentina, School of Law (1995-2000).

Mr. Bérèterbide has been repeatedly recommended as one of the “Leaders in their field” (Intellectual Property-Argentina) by Chambers Latin America, IAM and Managing Intellectual Property, among others.

Languages

Spanish and English

Memberships

He is a member of the Argentine Association of Patent & Trademark Agents (A.A.A.P.I.), Secretary of LES Argentina (LES International – Licensing Executives Society International), member of the Judicial Affairs Commission of the Argentine Association of Patent & Trademark Agents (A.A.A.P.I.) and member of the Intellectual Property Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce in Argentina.

He is admitted to practice law in the City of Buenos Aires.

Education

Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (INPI) (Patent and Trademark Agent, 2003)

Universidad Católica Argentina, School of Law (Abogado, 1994).

Lawyer Rankings

Argentina > Intellectual property

Clients call on the ‘very attentive and always helpful’ IP practice at Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno Abogados for expert advice on the registration, protection and licensing of patents, trade marks, trade secrets and copyright, as well as regarding software, entertainment-content and technology-related matters. While handling the full scope of IP work, the practice has a particular focus on the coordination of complex cross-border licensing and litigation cases. IP due diligence in M&A scenarios, and contract drafting and negotiation are also covered. Practice head Ignacio Bérèterbide specialises in IP prosecution and litigation, and is praised by clients for his ‘professional rigour’. Key support is provided by senior counsel Manuel Alonso (trade mark and copyright protection, license agreements, pre-registration analysis, registered trade, and copyright litigation); and senior associate María Luz Nuñez (litigation, patents and trademarks infringements and copyright protection. Former senior associate Rita Colombo left the firm in February 2023.