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U.S. companies look for local partners in El Salvador
By Portal & Asociados
21 American companies participated of the Connect USA Expo and Conference on May 4 in San Salvador, capital city of El Salvador. The event was organized by the United States Embassy El Salvador, through the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service office, with the idea of seeking local partners for business opportunities towards U.S. companies.
Industries such as automotive, construction, cosmetics, packaging, industrial equipment, fuel, agriculture, food, technology and veterinary were represented in the event. “In the last 12 months we have seen how trade relations between El Salvador and the United States continue to strengthen", stated U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Jean Manes, who highlighted the assistance that the U.S. Agency for International Development has provided to small and medium Salvadoran enterprises.
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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.