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Development of a new national IP strategy
By Eproint
Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, and María Luisa Hayem, Minister of Economy of El Salvador, signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of El Salvador’s National Intellectual Property Strategy.The agreement looks to to strengthen cooperation in the field of IP and WIPO's capacity building support. The Minister also briefed the Director General on El Salvador's IP and innovation agenda.
"We are implementing activities to strengthen our digital sector with the purpose of becoming a regional benchmark for attracting investment for creative industries and exporting digital and technological services," explained Minister Hayem.
During the ceremony, Mr. Tang said: "I am pleased to sign this Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Economy and to reaffirm our commitment to assisting El Salvador in the development of a new national IP strategy."
The signing ceremony was also attended by Ambassador Ana Patricia Benedetti, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the World Trade Organization.
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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.