Pablo Bermeo-Andrade

Pablo Bermeo-Andrade

Partner

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World Trade Center B-12
Av. 12 de Octubre y Cordero
Quito, 170517, ECUADOR

+593 (2) 255-6028
+593 (2) 256-4620
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EDUCATION

LL.M., 2011, University of Pennsylvania Law School & Wharton School, Philadelphia
Concentrations:

  • Corporate Law
  • Intellectual Property

Lawyer, 2009, Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires

 

ADMISSIONS
New York, 2012
Ecuador, 2012
Argentina, 2009

Ecuadorian Supreme Court
Andean Court of Justice
Intellectual Property Office
All Courts in Ecuador

LANGUAGES
English
Spanish
Portuguese (intermediate)
French (basic)

 

Pablo first joined the firm  in 2003. He received a Law degree from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Argentina and an LL.M degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Pablo is admitted to practice in New York State, Argentina, and Ecuador.

While in Argentina, Pablo worked as a firm representative among our clients and colleagues in the region and as an associate in the Corporate Department of Fiorito, Murray & Diaz Cordero in Buenos Aires. He has acted as legal advisor in corporate matters, M&A transactions, project finance and debt restructuring.

After finishing his Master's degree in the USA, Pablo clerked for a Federal Judge in Delaware.

Pablo divides his time between leading our Patent department and our Corporate and Business Law department. He assist clients in patent prosecution as well as litigation in Ecuador and Latin America. Pablo assists clients in company formation, contract review, labor law issues and general business law.

He is a member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) and the International Trademark Association (INTA). Pablo actively participates in international meetings and conventions.

Publications:

Experience:

  • Telecommunication's infrastructure - Dec, 2018

    A North American company with operations in Central America invested US $150 Million in cellphone towers and infrastructure. 

  • Subway vs Surfway - Nov, 2015

    In Doctors Associates Inc. v. Surfway, a riptide of C&D letters, and an administrative infringement action was needed to confirm the removal of the infringing SURFWAY restaurant in one of Ecuador's main...

  • Telefonica v. Telefonica Ecuaphone - May, 2010

    In an unprecedented case in Ecuador, TELEFONICA from Spain files suit to change the company name of TELEFONICA S.A. ECUAPHONE. The IP Office ordered the Companies' Superintendence and the defendant...