Latin America
Practice Areas
Magdalena has over 10 years of experience concentrating her practice in Corporate law, Intellectual Property, Consumer Law, Competition Law, Sanitary Regulation and New Technologies. For her proven leadership, structuring and development of integral work teams, she has successfully coordinated the Intellectual Property and Regulation Division of the firm, representing recognized international brands.
Almonte has extensive experience in New Technologies, her legal advisory work on this matter allows the Firm to identify the legal measures and actions available to protect and preserve the image right; the privacy and integrity of people and seek the imposition of sanctions when appropriate.
Professional Memberships
Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI)
Dominican Association of Intellectual Property (ADOPI)
National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE)
Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD)
Dominican Bar Association (CARD)
Member of the ASIPI Trademarks Committee, period 2012-2015.
Member of the ASIPI Sports Law Committee, period 2015-2018
Member of the ASIPI Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, term 2018-2021
ADOPI Patent Committee Coordinator, period 2020-2022
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member of INTA’s Committee of Famous and Notorious Trademarks, 2018-2019
Member of the INTA Unfair Competition Committee, 2022-2023
Publications
Dominican Republic and United States sign agreement to accelerate patent grant between ONAPI and USPTO. 2024.
The Role of Industrial Property in Eco-Innovation, co-author. 2021.
The Rules of the Game in the Digital Economy, AMCHAM-DR, June 2021.
(IN) Existence of Trademark Infringement or Unfair Competition in the use of Online Advertising Keywords. Judicial Gazette, April 2019.
Intellectual Property and blockchain: Opportunities and developments. Funglode, 2019.
“La Vulgarización en la legislación nacional”, Suplemento Marcasur edition No. 10, Marcasur Magazine, 2013.
Effectiveness of international decisions during a transnational insolvency process on security interests granted in the Dominican Republic. Final report for the Master’s Degree in Business Law. PUCMM-RSTA, 2012, co-author.
Legal analysis of cross-border insolvency: Towards a proposal for international integration. Final Report for the Law Degree, PUCMM-RSTA, 2010.