Intellectual Property
Latin America Guide 2025 : Bolivia
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+5912 214 6017About
Provided by PPO Abogados
PPO’s IP team works together with other specialized teams to address corporate issues such as privacy, fiscal matters, competition and other issues that affect intellectual property. Clients from a broad range of industries trust the experience of the firm to manage disputes involving intellectual property rights, and the team works with other teams such as the Public Law, Litigation, and Appellate Remedies teams to ensure the success of its mandates. The team offers to its clients the complete range of legal services aimed at ensuring compliance, defending, marketing, exploiting and obtaining patents, copyrights, and trademarks, either independently, in mergers and acquisitions or in a variety of other transactions.
Chambers Review
PPO Abogados' standout IP team advises well-known local and international clients on a range of IP matters. With multiple offices across the country, its strong bench of acclaimed practitioners is experienced at providing counsel on trade mark and patent prosecution, infringement and enforcement. The department also handles mandates concerning notable regulatory advice and copyright issues. The firm's client roster spans the entertainment, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.
Work Highlights
- PPO Abogados advised Belcorp on the transfer of its extensive Bolivian trade mark portfolio, which encompasses more than 300 trade marks.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"PPO Abogados' team is agile and knowledgeable, always ready to collaborate and has a lot of experience in everything related to trade mark registration."
"PPO Abogados is excellent. Its lawyers are on top of everything and carry out the work in an incredible timeframe."
"PPO Abogados' team is agile and knowledgeable, always ready to collaborate and has a lot of experience in everything related to trade mark registration."
"PPO Abogados is excellent. Its lawyers are on top of everything and carry out the work in an incredible timeframe."
Notable Practitioners
Senior statesperson Pilar Soruco Etcheverry continues to act as counsel to clients on patent and trade mark matters in Bolivia. She enjoys a noteworthy reputation for her expertise in IP-related litigation.
"I have known Pilar Soruco Etcheverry for more than 45 years and I consider her to be one of the most knowledgeable professionals in the intellectual property field."
Strong partner Ana Valeria Escobar continues to elicit excellent praise from interviewees for her involvement in Bolivia's intellectual property ambit, which includes work on trade mark registration and protection as well as counterfeit matters.
"Ana Valeria Escobar is very responsible and really understands every aspect of intellectual property issues."