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2022 IP results in El Salvador
By Eproint
The Intellectual Property department of The National Center of Registries of El Salvador recently met with the Board of Directors of the Salvadoran Association of Intellectual Property (ASPI), to inform the results of the IP Office last year and management of intellectual property issues.
According to the report, 12,778.00 applications were filed in 2022 including trademarks, trade names, slogans and emblems in El Salvador, with most of them related to gastronomy and food products (17.94%), pharmaceutical industry (15.29%) and tourism and entertainment (13.96%).
The study, officially presented to the Salvadoran Association of Intellectual Property (ASPI), highlighted that 73.5% of the users of the national IP system have used the Automated Phonetic Search Service, a new tool that facilitates applicants to verify that the trademark they want to request is not similar, identical or confusing with already registered signs that name the same or similar products and/or services of the Nice International Classification.
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Whether your company is big or small, at Eproint you are our priority and we can take care of everything regarding legal processes to create and protect your brands, and provide you with an Intellectual Property strategy to achieve your goals.
In El Salvador, Practice Head Edy Guadalupe Portal is a partner at Eproint and has more than 25 years of experience in Intellectual Property. Since 1995, she has been recognized as the Salvadoran voice of Intellectual Property protection for always informing the IP community about changes to IP law and international treaties.
During her career, Mrs. Portal has helped numerous international law firms and in-house counsel with all facets of their IP matters in El Salvador and Central America. Her extensive practice includes work in trademarks, patents, industrial designs, utility models, copyrights, unfair competition, foreign investment, regulatory law/health registrations, licensing, franchising, appellations of origin, geographical indications, IP litigation, fashion law, new technologies, data privacy, cybersecurity, domain names, entertainment law, advertisement law, trade secrets, valuation of intangibles, and IP due diligence. She is also recognized for the great anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting results she has delivered for her clients. She also helps coordinate Latin America Intellectual Property Protection for the firm.
