Our Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Protect your Brand

Protect your Brand

• Trademarks
• Trade names
• Slogans
• Non-Traditional Marks
• Geographical Indications
• Well-Known Marks

Protect your Invention

Protect your Invention

• Patents
• Industrial Designs
• Utility Models
• Plant Varieties

Protect your Copyright

Protect your Copyright

• Art
• Literary works
• Photography
• Music
• Architecture
• Software

Launch New Product

Launch New Product

• Labelling
• Advertising
• Food & Drug
• Agricultural Registrations
• Import/Export
• Environmental Permits

IP Coverage Across Latin America

IP Coverage Across Latin America

• Consistent Strategy
• Holistic Approach to Regional Legal Challenges
• Bundled Services
• Fixed Pricing

Technology Law

Technology Law

• Domain Names
• Social Media

Data Protection

Data Protection

Licensing

Licensing

• Distribution Agreements
• Franchising
• Licensing

Business Law

Start a New Company

Start a New Company

Maintain a Company

Maintain a Company

Sell or Acquire a Company

Sell or Acquire a Company

Collect International Debt

Collect International Debt

Tax & Accounting

Tax & Accounting

General Legal Practice

General Legal Practice

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Get In Touch With Bermeo & Bermeo Law Firm

We operate in our own premises located in the World Trade Center Building in Quito-Ecuador. We are conveniently located within walking distance between the Intellectual Property Office and the Judicial District.

FAQ

Popular Trademark Questions

It is possible to request an extension. The local law establishes that the extension will be granted for half the initial term.

Popular Patent Questions

20 years counted as from the national filing date or any claimed priority date.
FAQ

Popular Company Incorporations Questions

Yes, companies must yearly file complete reports to the Superintendence of Companies, and the IRS, on their ownership structure, and the administrators of any vehicles in the ownership chain, up to the ultimate beneficiary owner.

Severe penalties and tax implications derive from non-compliance.

Popular Labor Regulations Questions

Ecuador applies the indefinite contract as the predominant contract type; it can be full-time (8 hours/day), or part-time (up to 6 hours/day), 5 days a week. Two consecutive days of rest are to be granted.

Indefinite contracts can be terminated:

  • By mutual agreement of the parties.
  • By the employee, with a head notice of at least 15 days.

Most employer terminations will be deemed wrongful terminations in a court of law.

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