Virginia Cervieri
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 1 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Virginia Cervieri
Practice Areas
Specialist in trademark and anti-piracy law. Trademark Agent.
Career
Doctor in Law and Social Sciences from the University of the Republic, Uruguay (1996). Postgraduate degree in Commercial Law, University of the Republic, Uruguay (1998). Master in Intellectual Property. Professor of Commercial Law, University of the Republic, Uruguay (2006-2009).
Professional Memberships
President of the Chamber for the Fight against Piracy and Smuggling. President of the Uruguayan chapter of the World Jurist Association. Expresident of the CERTAL Uruguay Chapter. She was a founding member of the Permanent Commission for the Defense of Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of the Interior. Member of the Anti-Piracy Committee MARQUES. She was Vice President and then President of INTA’s global committee on trademark counterfeiting for the 2016-2020 period. Member of the board of AUDAPI (Uruguayan Association of Intellectual Property Agents) for the period 2020-2023.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Outstanding partner Virginia Cervieri boasts a stellar practice advising notable local and international clients on anti-counterfeiting mandates. She is also adept at assisting clients with contentious IP cases in Uruguay.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Virginia Cervieri is avery powerful, strong partner with a lot of international clients; she is highly skilled in IP and gives solid advice."
"Virginia Cervieri has strong legal knowledge, excellent negotiation skills and a great international reputation."
"Virginia Cervieri is avery powerful, strong partner with a lot of international clients; she is highly skilled in IP and gives solid advice."
"Virginia Cervieri has strong legal knowledge, excellent negotiation skills and a great international reputation."
Articles, highlights and press releases
4 items provided by Cervieri Monsuárez
LACOSTE: Imitation of the “crocodile” design.
The article talks about the Imitation of the "crocodile" design of the company Lacoste.
DURAX | Cancellation of trademark based on notoriety and bad faith on its registration.
This article talks about the annulment action filed by the "Cooperativa de Trabajo Cristal Avellaneda Limitada" in order to recover the registration of its legitimate trademark DURAX.
PELISPEDIA | Three years and four months of conviction for pirate site administrators
Cervieri Monsuárez & Associates wins this unexpected case of an illegal website that uploaded the latest movies and tv shows for stream, with 44 million monthly views. This website was available for free, but the way of monetization was obtained by charging advertising on it.
Adidas | Three stripes- Notorious and distinctive trademark in Uruguay
Cervieri Monsuárez&Associates wins this very important case for the German sportswear giant after proving the notoriety and distinctiveness of the trademark. The Uruguayan Trademark Office was conclusive after recognizing the famous “three stripes design” with trademark status.
LACOSTE: Imitation of the “crocodile” design.
The article talks about the Imitation of the "crocodile" design of the company Lacoste.
DURAX | Cancellation of trademark based on notoriety and bad faith on its registration.
This article talks about the annulment action filed by the "Cooperativa de Trabajo Cristal Avellaneda Limitada" in order to recover the registration of its legitimate trademark DURAX.
PELISPEDIA | Three years and four months of conviction for pirate site administrators
Cervieri Monsuárez & Associates wins this unexpected case of an illegal website that uploaded the latest movies and tv shows for stream, with 44 million monthly views. This website was available for free, but the way of monetization was obtained by charging advertising on it.
Adidas | Three stripes- Notorious and distinctive trademark in Uruguay
Cervieri Monsuárez&Associates wins this very important case for the German sportswear giant after proving the notoriety and distinctiveness of the trademark. The Uruguayan Trademark Office was conclusive after recognizing the famous “three stripes design” with trademark status.
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