Chaparro, new Apellation of Origin in El Salvador

By Portal & Asociados

Chaparro is a traditional alcoholic beverage in El Salvador made of white corn and “panela” candy, which comes from unrefined whole cane sugar typical of Central and Latin America in general. It started as a craft beverage many centuries ago but it is now being produced by several salvadoran companies at more industrial level and with all the quality controls, sanitary registrations and legal permits to be able to commercialize it in El Salvador and other countries. The 2 main trademarks for Chaparro are Flor de Fuego and Eramon.

This is the second Apellation of Origin from El Salvador. The first one was for Apaneca-Ilamatepec Coffee. The Ministry of Economy since 2014 has been working very hard with local producers to promote representative products that El Salvador already has and especially such products that could be recognized with the category of Apellation of Origin or a Geographical Indication. Other products like Cacahuatique Coffee, Santa María Ostuma pineapple, Ilobasco crafts and San Sebastián looms are some examples.

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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.

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