Bolet & Terrero

Bolet & Terrero is the longest-standing IP boutique in the country and maintains one of the largest dedicated IP departments in Venezuela. The Caracas-based team acts as a primary hub for global corporations requiring market surveillance and regulatory navigation, frequently coordinating with national authorities to secure precautionary measures and physical seizures of infringing goods. The practice provides high-value anti-counterfeiting and criminal enforcement alongside a comprehensive service model that includes technical patent prosecution and freedom-to-operate reports. In addition to handling a significant volume of national patent filings, the firm provides technical expertise in pharma regulatory compliance and industrial design disputes. In the soft IP arena, the firm manages sophisticated mandates involving digital piracy, data protection, and the intersection of image rights and social media for international internet platforms. Manuel Polanco oversees the firm’s most complex casework, particularly navigating the crossover between administrative law and criminal IP enforcement for global energy and tech entities. Rafael Ortín is a central figure for copyright, media and entertainment law, managing high-stakes digital piracy matters and data protection mandates for major telecoms and tech providers. Luis Henríquez brings over two decades of experience to corporate IP and regulatory navigation matters, frequently leading infringement campaigns for international hygiene and retail brands. The team also includes senior associate Annette Angulo, who has a broad technical practice covering non-traditional IP and enforcement for the banking sector. Among the firm’s associates, Guillermo López serves as the lead for physical anti-counterfeiting operations and brand lifecycles, while Hillmer Vallenilla focuses on the intersection of advertising and data protection law. The offering is further bolstered by associates Rubén Calderón, who specialises in pharma litigation and the analysis of standard essential patents (SEPs) for the telecoms sector, and Velia Bracho, who is noted for her work in cross-border disputes and bad-faith trademark litigation before the Venezuelan Trademark Office (SAPI).