Full service major Beccar Varela offers a 'one-stop shop' IP offering that is experienced acoss the full range of industry sectors, from agribusiness, life sciences and TMT, to sports (/e-sports), the arts, and software and technology developments. The five-strong practice provides strategic and comprehensive advice on the protection, ownership and enforcement of all IP rights, including filings and prosecution, contract negotiation and drafting, the assignment of IP rights, licensing, franchising, confidentiality, distribution and advertising, among other matters. It also handles unfair competition work and advises on litigation strategies as required. The practice is co-led by senior partner Emilio Beccar Varela (media & entertainment, telecoms, IT, IP and corporate advisory), and Florencia Rosati (trade marks, patents, copyright, entrepreneurship, entertainment, communications, new technologies, and data protection and privacy); the pair also co-head the TMT and data privacy and data protection departments. Senior associate Mariana Lamarca Vidal is experienced in trademark and patent litigation, personal data protection and new technologies.
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Key clients
- Samsung
- American Airlines Inc/ AAdvantage Loyalty IP
- Banco Galicia y Buenos Aires
- WestRock Packaging Systems
- Medios y Contenidos Producciones
- Gran Malo
- Tequila Cuervo
- Nu Pagamento
- SMS
- Fertilizantes Fulltec
Work highlights
Regular ongoing advice to Samsung Argentina on the registration and management of its trade mark portfolio; providing comprehensive assistance on a wide range of IP matters in Argentina including oppositions and advertising.
Advised Banco Galicia and Grupo Financiero Galicia on the acquisition of HSBC Argentina's business, including due diligence on intellectual property matters, particularly the audit on software licenses and negotiation on post-closing transitional software licensing agreements.
Ongoing advisory to Argentine audio-visual content producer RGB Entertainment regarding the prosecution and custody of its domestic trade mark registrations, as well as regarding opposition procedures against third party trademark applications.
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Practice head
Emilio Beccar Varela; Florencia Rosati