Francisco Medrano

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Career

Francisco is senior associate at Consortium Legal - El Salvador. With more than 14 years of experience in legal matters applicable to regulated sectors related to pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygienic, agrochemical and food products. He has extensive experience in Intellectual Property matters before the Intellectual Property Registry of El Salvador. He has also participated in the coordination of trademark portfolios of international clients. Additionally, he has advised clients in the field of unfair competition, protecting trademark rights affected by piracy through the interposition of border measures, and judicial processes of cancellation and nullity of trademarks.

As part of his educational and professional background, Francisco has experience in the corporate area, advising companies in the commercial, tax and legislation areas, such as the Consumer Protection Law, which has allowed him to be part of important commercial transactions.

Additionally, he is a member of the faculty of the Universidad Luterana Salvadoreña, currently teaching subjects of academic relevance such as Commercial Law, History of Law and Introduction to the Study of Law.

Professional Memberships

• Member, Salvadoran Association of Intellectual Property (ASPI)

• Lawyer and Notary authorized by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of El Salvador

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English

Work Highlights

- Participated in the counseling and execution regarding the protection of the most important trademarks used in the provision of services of the company Vuelos Baratos Limited, which is an independent buyer of flights and hotels, with more than one million monthly users, which makes it one of the most popular search engines for low-cost flights and last-minute flights.

- Participated in the execution of processes of great importance concerning the registration of pharmaceutical products and medical supplies belonging to the company Medtronic Inc. which allows the importation of many products of vital importance for health.