Allende & Brea

Allende & Brea offers a 'comprehensive asset protection service' regarding patents, trade marks, copyright and industrial designs. Services include trade mark monitoring, the filing of oppositions, software and databese registration, drafting licence agreements, and legal audits and due diligence on IP portfolios. The practice also monitors the customs alert registration system, and is deeply experience in all IP related litigation, including coppostions, infringement and cancellation of trade marks, along with handling disputes over patents and copyright, the resolution of domain name and cybersquatting conflicts, and arbitration. The department is led by IP and internet specialist Pablo Palazzi ('an Argentine benchmark in regional IP protection') who advises on a wide scope of matters, including IP due diligence during company acquisitions, technology transfer and software licensing agreements, and trade secrets. Senior associate Carlos Octavio Mitelman is 'very punctilious and responsible' and an experienced litigator who prosecutes trade marks, patents and copyright. Further associate-level support includes Loida Gabriela da Cruz who advises companies on third-party copyright infringement risks.