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Marijuana balm
By Edy Guadalupe Portal, Portal & Asociados
Mariguanol is a marijuana extract-based ointment commercialized in the informal market for pain relief of ailments such as arthritis, rheumatism, inflammation, neck pain and headache, among others.
The trademark application has already surpass two examination tests by the National Registry Center (CNR) and, if not trademark opposition proceedings are filed, the trademark could be legally registered on September.
In El Salvador the law doesn´t inhibit a trademark registration based exclusivelly on product characteristics purposes, therefore it compels the trademark application to indicate to which class the product belongs, but not its ingredients.
Nevertheless until today Mariguanol is sold illegally in the informal market since it´s not yet registered in the General Drugs Directory, which therefore has the legal power to seize the product. In addition, to obtain the registration by the General Drugs Directory, Mariguanol must prove that its ingredients genuinely produce medicinal benefits and aren´t consciously misleading consumers.
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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.