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| Contact Info | Telephone: +507-205-7054
Fax: +507-205-7001
http://www.arifa.com/lawyers/imartinelli
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| Education | Santa Maria La Antigua University (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1985) |
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| Admitted | 1985, Panama |
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| Memberships | Panama Bar. |
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| Languages | Spanish and English |
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| Born | Panama, Republic of Panama, March 7, 1959 |
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| Biography | Recipient, Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year Award, 2007. Head of the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. First Vice-President of the Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) (2009-2012); Treasurer of the National Group of the Association Internationale Pour La Protection De La Propriete Industrielle (AIPPI) (2007-Present, 2003-2006); President (1999-2002); Secretary (1997-1998); Treasurer of the Panamanian Association of Intellectual Property (2007-Present, 2003-2006); President (1999-2002); Secretary (1997-1998); Director of the Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) (2007-Present, 2003-2006); President of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Panamanian Bar Association (2009-2010, 2005-2006). Author: "Trademark Legislation Streamlined," IP Value, 2005; "The Industrial Property Law of Panama", KATZAROV, 2004. Leading intellectual property lawyer in Panama by Chambers Latin America, 2009.
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| ISLN | 901222211 |
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| Transactions | Acquisition of Grupo Industrias Lácteas by Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola FEMSA, in its first incursion in the milk and value-added dairy products category; British American Tobacco opposition suits against the trademarks Wides and Wide Open; Aerogroup International LLC vs. EDEL S.A.; Dispute filed by Microsoft Corporation and Symantec Corporation regarding the unlawful use of their software; Opposition action filed by The Glidden Company and ICI Canada against the trademark Gripper; Registration of the trademark New Star logo in the name of Daimler AG; Successful destruction of counterfeit Sony TVs; Successful representation of client British American Tobacco trademark's Derby Azul Mar & Ribbon Design, and Embassy & Ribbon Design, against Phillip Morris's opposition suits; Change of name and registration of trademarks BLADEX and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior; Action against the counterfeited Orphee products; Action filed against the counterfeited TANG product; Infringement action filed by General Motors Corporation against Hummer Sports; Opposition actions filed by Fronsac Investment and other against the trademarks "Sixty Eight" and "69-Sixty Nine"; Opposition actions filed by Made in U.S.A. and Parfums El Magnate against the trademark Unforgivable Sean John; Registration and defense of trademarks of Varela Hermanos, S.A.; US$700 million Arcos Dorados' acquisition of McDonald's operations in Latin America. |
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