- Managing Partner: Managing Committee
- Number of partners: 9
- Number of other lawyers: 41
THE FIRM: Olivares & Cia.began in 1969 as an intellectual property boutique. Today,the IP Practice serves different industries,receives awards for excellence in legal service,and leads the charge in protecting clients’valuable IP assets.Whether navigating complex pharmaceutical patent regulations, developing trademark protection strategies,or litigating copyright disputes,Olivares gets results. With IP as a foundation,Olivares gives clients a full-service option to manage legal issues under one roof. The corporate, commercial, and antitrust areas help clients in transactional structuring for managing, licensing, selling, acquiring, or financing IP portfolios. Now celebrating its 40th year, Olivares & Cia. continues its legacy of excellence in client service and attracts clients from all areas ofMexico in addition to clients from foreign countries needing counsel regarding Mexican laws, regulations, and cases.
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Patents: The award-winning patent attorneys and engineers specialise in the fields of chemistry, biotechnology, pharmacology, mechanics, electronics, computer programs (software), bioinformatics and nanotechnology,among others, and work with some of the world’s largest companies to help secure patent rights, in Mexico and across Latin America.
Trademarks: The award-winning TrademarkGroup represents a wide range of clients from all industries worldwide.S ome of the services offered are; filing and prosecution of trademark applications, and official actions; opinions on trademark searches and registrability of famous and distinctive marks; renewals, changes of name and transfers of title; trademark portfolio valuations; co-ordination of filing and prosecution of trademark applications across Latin America and throughout the world.
Copyrights: Olivares’ copyright specialists offer a range of services to companies and individuals working in fine, graphic and design arts, publishing and editorial, software and multimedia,music publishing and production, film and audio/visual, drama and theatre, broadcasting, the internet and digital networks, and all other entertainment industries.
Corporate: The corporate attorneys counsel companies of all sizes in general corporate matters in all industries. The group also specialises in working with pharma, media and entertainment companies due to the firm’s long history as a pre-eminent intellectual property law firm in Mexico. The Corporate Practice offers services such as; antitrust and unfair competition; licensing and tech transfer; M&A; corporate transactions, contractual agreements and due diligence; corporate restructuring; banking and securities; real estate; project finance.
IP Litigation: The Litigation Team specialises in contentious affairs related to patents, trademarks and copyrights of an administrative, civil and/or criminal nature, including actions claiming damages. This group is recognised as one of the most innovative in Mexico due to its high level of specialisation and the number and complexity of litigations it has handled, particularly in the pharmaceuticals arena. Regulatory: Olivares help a broad range of clients obtain authorisations and licenses of all varieties. Also taking action against companies that infringe upon their clients’ rights and whose products do not meet regulatory standards. Olivares & Cia. has successfully lobbied on behalf of companies and associations resulting in the creation of important regulatory precedents in Mexico.
Anti-Counterfeiting/Enforcement: Olivares understands that companies need to effectively and efficiently enforce their rights against counterfeiters. Brand protection attorneys and investigators use a full range of investigative and enforcement tactics to stop counterfeiters.
Life Sciences & Pharma Law: Building from their specific industry know howOlivares has developed a full practice group dedicated to the needs of the life science companies involved in the research,development and production of pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies and nanotechnologies.The Life Science Team advises on the myriad of regulatory constraints pharma and biotech goods need to follow for government authorisations and licenses to be granted, as well as providing litigation advice. The Corporate Team counsels its life science clients in M&A, antitrust, tech transfer, licensing, contractual and transactional matters.
Media, Sports & Entertainment Law: Olivares & Cia. is perhaps the only true one-stop-shop for media, sports and entertainment law in Mexico.This industry team stems from its depth of experience in copyright law. It also works extensively with transactional, finance, commercial and regulatory matters to help clients manage all their legal service needs in media, sports and entertainment industries.
INTERNATIONAL WORK: Olivares co-ordinate patent and trademark filings in Latin America and all over the world.
LANGUAGES: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
Areas of PracticePatent: 30%
Trademark: 30%
IP Litigation: 15%
Copyright: 10%
Corporate: 5%
Regulatory: 5%
Anti-Counterfeiting/Enforcement: 5%