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Distinctive Signs worked along with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
By Portal & Asociados
“It is important to know the laws that govern the country and the international treaties related to the matter, to be able to perform the correct application of them, generate a balance between private control and social access, and between incentives for inventors and the right of access to new knowledge”, says the press release.
El Salvador law on trademarks and other distinctive signs describes these ones as “any sign that constitutes a mark, an expression or sign of commercial advertising, a trade name, an emblem or a designation of origin”. During the workshop, USPTO employees trained their Salvadoran counterparts on distinctive character, generic trademarks, descriptive trademarks, deceptively similar trademarks, lack of descriptiveness, exemption from liability, geographic origin, protection of Geographical Indications, collective brands and examination of trademark applications that contain names of people, their image and/or pseudonyms.
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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.