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XII National Inventors Contest
By Edy Guadalupe Portal, Portal & Asociados
Chemistry, medicine, construction, environment, electronics and mechanics inventions were awarded in the 2014 edition of the competition, which evaluated criteria such as concept of invention, industrial applicability and novelty.
The first price was awarded to René Preza, José Menjívar, Oswaldo Orantes Méndez and Rafael Peraza for their development of a phone connector adapted to an electric motor and controlled by an electronic circuit,so that anyone may easily control it.
Created in 1999, the National Inventors Competition main objective is to generate in all citizens technical and scientific vocations through which they can create solutions for real problems of national interest, while at the same time developing and raising awareness of patents applications and Intellectual Property rights.
"Researchers and inventors must know that, according to our law, an invention is an idea applied to solve a specific problem. And with an adequate protection of it they can obtain commercial opportunities", said Canales Chávez.
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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.