Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property

The creative, dynamic and forward-thinking nature of our advertising, media and communications practice has earned the confidence of local, regional and national clients from numerous industries.

We provide services in all areas surrounding advertising and marketing needs, as well as cover all media: digital, printed, mobile, radio, TV, web, experiential, interactive, cross-media, user-generated content, or new emerging technologies. We work alongside our clients to advise in a wide array of topics such as agreements, communication strategies, public relations, giveaways, social media use, digital content creation, native advertising, among others, so as to avoid infringement claims or regulatory noncompliance. As our clients and their needs evolve, we evolve with them.

Ferraiuoli’s has been inducted into the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA), the leading network of advertising lawyers in the world. The firm was entrusted with drafting the Puerto Rico Chapter of GALA’s International Advertising Law Book, which was released in April 2015.

We Handle

  • Compliance with state and federal laws and regulations
  • Review of advertising campaigns and promotional materials
  • IP clearances, including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and right of publicity
  • Talent agreements
  • Marketing and sales practices
  • Branded entertainment
  • Social media and blogs and mobile, email and telemarketing
  • Compliance with privacy legal framework
  • Agency-client agreements
  • License agreements with third parties
  • Formulation and compliance with internal policies and procedures
  • Regulatory matters and disputes

Notable Cases & Transactions

$700 Million renewable energy investment

Handled the first and single Puerto Rico resource recovery project for the development, design, financing, construction and operation of a 2,100 ton/day, 80MW renewable energy power plant using processed refuse[…]
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$14 Million credit agreement

Acted as counsel to bank in the closing of a $14 million credit agreement for the financing of seven solar photovoltaic energy projects involving the P.R. Aqueduct and Sewer Authority,[…]
World Class Public Private Partnership Transaction

World class public private partnership transaction

In a groundbreaking transaction and first-ever in Puerto Rico, Ferraiuoli acted as local counsel to the entities listed below in a world-class P3 transaction involving Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín[…]
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC)

Acted as local counsel to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the 2010 consolidation of three failed Puerto Rico banks, including the drafting of the perfection of a security interest[…]