CorralRosales is one of the most respected firms in the region, boasting a comprehensive team of lawyers, agents and technical staff. The firm was founded in 1975 and its IP practice covers the whole spectrum of services and counselling.  

Our full-service offering encompasses every facet of IP law, including: 

• Patents 
• Trademark 
• Copyright 
• Design 
• Litigation 
• Anti-counterfeiting 
• Comprehensive portfolio management 
• Franchising and licensing 
• Regulatory and regulatory litigation 

What sets us apart? 

Although the Ecuadorian IP Office does not release official figures, according to internal research CorralRosales tops the tables for both trademark and patent filings in Ecuador. We kindly ask you to talk to the market to confirm this claim. The firm also handles a significant volume of trademark filings in other Latin American countries, as it regularly acts as a hub for clients wishing to enter the Latin American market.  

The CorralRosales IP team also has a significant litigation pedigree, handling some of the most contested matters affecting IP law and infringement in Ecuador, with a proven track record of successful outcomes.

In the area of anti-counterfeiting, the department is considered an industry leader, with a proactive approach to working with the relevant authorities seeking out counterfeits, conducting raids and seizing huge quantities of goods. Our dedicated infringements and anti-counterfeiting team will litigate when necessary obtaining criminal sentences where appropriate, and has continued to impede the proliferation of such goods with record seizures throughout the pandemic, despite all the restrictions and associated challenges that this has brought about. 

CorralRosales has the only full-time, full-service in-house patent department in Ecuador, with a team of lawyers, engineers and technicians working on patent prosecution, enforcement and litigation, and is the only firm in the country with a patent and design database, providing a significant benefit to its clients. 

CorralRosales is the only law firm in Ecuador with a regulatory and regulatory litigation practice as an integral part of its IP organization, which regularly litigates against government agencies to obtain authorizations to go to market. This is significant because we are often able to use regulatory provisions to prevent the import or sale of counterfeit or even gray goods, something that few if any other IP firms can offer.  

The firm is constantly investing in people and tools, including a proprietary system to review publications and its own system to gather information from the IP Office (the IP Office does not have an online access database system). 

 CorralRosales’ lawyers stay on top of industry developments by participating as leaders of various IP organizations, including INTA, AIPPI, ASIPI, APPA, Marques, ABPI, AAAPI and PTMG.